Vaccines CPT 90648 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hib vaccine (ActHIB/Hiberix) cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for hib vaccine (Haemophilus influenzae type b), 4-dose schedule (ActHIB, Hiberix) as an inpatient: from $21.90 to $132.47, with a median of $48.19. The lowest listed price is at The Miriam Hospital and 1 other hospital — $26.29 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $22.82 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 90648, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$21.90The Miriam Hospital + 1 more

Median$48.19half of hospitals charge less

Highest$132.47in this market

Difference6.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median

Lowest $21.90Highest $132.47

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
The Miriam Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 PR HIB PRP-T VACCINE 4 DOSE SCHEDULE IM USE source file	$21.90	$21.90	—	—
Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 PR HIB PRP-T VACCINE 4 DOSE SCHEDULE IM USE source file	$21.90	$21.90	—	—
Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN [11931] source file	$48.19	$48.19	—	—
Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN [11931] source file	$48.19	$48.19	—	—
Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN [11931] source file	$132.47	$132.47	—	—
The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN [11931] source file	$132.47	$132.47	—	—
Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN [11931] source file	$132.47	$132.47	—	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $21.90, median $48.19, highest $132.47 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $26.95 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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).