Hib vaccine (ActHIB/Hiberix) cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hib vaccine (Haemophilus influenzae type b), 4-dose schedule (ActHIB, Hiberix) as an inpatient: from $14.46 to $49.06, with a median of $20.45. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $5.99 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $22.50 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 90648, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HAEMOPH B POLY CONJ-TET TOX-PF 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLR | $14.46 | $65.72 | $29.54–$52.58 | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HAEMOPH B POLY CONJ-TET TOX-PF 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLR | $20.45 | $73.02 | $40.16–$50.38 | 72% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 IM 4 DOSE HIB PRP-T | $49.06 | $81.77 | $46.04–$81.77 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $14.46, median $20.45, highest $49.06 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $34.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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).