Pneumonia vaccine (Prevnar 13) cost in Denver, CO — inpatient
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 3 hospitals list a cash price for pneumonia vaccine, 13-valent conjugate (Prevnar 13) as an inpatient: from $224.32 to $3,052.35, with a median of $465.79. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $241.47 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $737.80 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 90670, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 pneumococcal 13-valent vaccine 0.5 mL syringe 0.5 mL Syringe | $224.32 | $640.90 | $219.83 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver Westminster, CO Prevnar 13 .5 mL | $465.79 | $465.79 | $326.05–$395.92 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PAM Specialty Hospital of Denver Denver, CO Prevnar 13 .5 mL | $3,052.35 | $3,052.35 | $1,984.03–$2,899.73 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $224.32, median $465.79, highest $3,052.35 — a 13.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,288.11 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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 none is it 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
Prevnar 13 is an older pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against 13 types of the bacteria behind pneumonia, meningitis and ear infections. Newer vaccines with more types (Vaxneuvance, Prevnar 20 and Capvaxive) have largely replaced it, but some hospitals still list it.
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).