HPV vaccine (Gardasil 9) cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for HPV vaccine, 9-valent (Gardasil 9): from $118.35 to $1,353.39, with a median of $579.53. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center Brighton — $461.18 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $400.00 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 90651, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center Brighton lowest Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 Human Papilloma Virus Nonavalent Hpv 3 Dose Im | $118.35 | $263.00 | $177.99–$483.19 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 Human Papilloma Virus Nonavalent Hpv 3 Dose Im | $336.15 | $747.00 | $169.51–$634.95 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Hpv Virus Vaccine 9 | $400.00 | $400.00 | $176.88–$786.02 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE,9-VALENT(PF) 0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR SYRINGE | $453.25 | $1,007.22 | $169.51–$991.47 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE,9-VALENT(PF) 0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR SYRINGE | $453.25 | $1,007.22 | $177.99–$883.34 | 55% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE 9-VALENT(PF) 0.5 ML I | $759.06 | $1,084.37 | $163.84–$1,172.53 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE 9-VALENT(PF) 0.5 ML I | $759.06 | $1,084.37 | $155.53–$1,084.37 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Pbb 9vhpv Vacc 2/3 Dose Sched Im Use | $1,353.39 | $1,933.42 | $155.53–$1,933.42 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Pbb 9vhpv Vacc 2/3 Dose Sched Im Use | $1,353.39 | $1,933.42 | $163.84–$2,090.61 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Pbb 9vhpv Vacc 2/3 Dose Sched Im Use | $1,353.39 | $1,933.42 | $0.01–$1,933.42 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $118.35, median $579.53, highest $1,353.39 — a 11.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $579.53. 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 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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
Gardasil 9 protects against nine types of HPV, the virus behind most cervical cancers and several other cancers. It is routine at ages 11 to 12 and recommended through age 26; adults 27 to 45 may get it after talking with a doctor.
What the price covers
The price is for one dose. , and the series takes two or three doses.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90651 ($492.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MAHUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE 9-VALENT(PF) 0.5 ML I | $0.01 | file |