Hib vaccine (ActHIB/Hiberix) cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 9 hospitals list a cash price for hib vaccine (Haemophilus influenzae type b), 4-dose schedule (ActHIB, Hiberix): from $13.95 to $36.40, with a median of $26.95. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $13.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $28.55 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 90648, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center lowest Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Hib Vaccine Prp-T, Im | $13.95 | $31.00 | $11.16–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton lowest Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Hib Vaccine Prp-T, Im | $13.95 | $31.00 | $22.67–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Hib Vaccine Prp-T, Im | $13.95 | $31.00 | $17.94–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC IM SOLR | $14.21 | $14.21 | $7.82–$30.80 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN | $18.20 | $40.44 | $24.20–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN | $20.24 | $44.98 | $14.96–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC IM SOLR | $26.95 | $53.89 | $0.50–$411.86 | 50% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Pbb Hib Prp-T Vaccine 4 Dose Schedule Im Use | $28.55 | $40.79 | $0.01–$40.79 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Pbb Hib Prp-T Vaccine 4 Dose Schedule Im Use | $28.55 | $40.79 | $14.28–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Pbb Hib Prp-T Vaccine 4 Dose Schedule Im Use | $28.55 | $40.79 | $14.28–$40.79 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 1 | $29.23 | $41.75 | $10.96–$41.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 1 | $32.98 | $47.11 | $16.49–$47.11 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 1 | $32.98 | $47.11 | $16.49–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 VACC; HIB PRP-T 4 DS (PRCHSD) | $36.40 | $52.00 | $13.32–$28.86 | 30% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Hib Vaccine | $44.00 | $44.00 | $15.65–$44.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.95, median $26.95, highest $36.40 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $21.38. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This Hib vaccine (ActHIB or Hiberix) protects against Haemophilus influenzae type b, which caused meningitis in young children before vaccination. It is a four-dose series: at 2, 4 and 6 months and at 12 to 15 months.
What the price covers
The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving the shot is usually a separate line (code 90471 for the first vaccine of the visit, 90472 for each additional one).