Rabies vaccine cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for rabies vaccine, one dose: from $285.00 to $934.40, with a median of $797.22. The lowest listed price is at Cambridge Health Alliance — $512.22 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $934.40 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 90675, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Health Alliance lowest Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Rabies Vaccine, Im | $285.00 | $285.00 | $181.26–$1,057.66 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Rabies Vaccine, Im | $542.70 | $1,206.00 | $296.43–$1,025.10 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 RABIES VACCINE,HUMAN DIPLOID (PF) 2.5 UNIT INTRAMUSCULAR SOLUTION | $616.91 | $1,370.91 | $296.43–$1,165.27 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 RABIES VACCINE, PURIFIED CHICKEN EMBRYO CELL (PF) 2.5 UNIT IM SUSP | $660.04 | $1,466.76 | $296.43–$1,312.37 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 RABIES VACCINE, PURIFIED CHICKEN EMBRYO CELL (PF) 2.5 UNIT IM SUSP | $660.04 | $1,466.76 | $317.67–$1,169.24 | 55% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Pbb Rabies Vaccine Im | $934.40 | $1,334.85 | $319.75–$1,334.85 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Pbb Rabies Vaccine Im | $934.40 | $1,334.85 | $0.01–$1,334.85 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Pbb Rabies Vaccine Im | $934.40 | $1,334.85 | $319.75–$1,443.37 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 RABIES VACCINE PURIFIED CHICKEN EMBRYO CELL (PF) | $965.58 | $1,379.40 | $303.24–$1,379.40 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 RABIES VACCINE HUMAN DIPLOID (PF) 2.5 UNIT INTRAMU | $1,116.75 | $1,595.36 | $319.75–$1,725.06 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $285.00, median $797.22, highest $934.40 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $797.22. 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 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
Rabies vaccine is given after a bite or scratch from an animal that may have rabies, and before travel or work with animals. After an exposure, a person who was never vaccinated gets four doses over two weeks plus rabies immune globulin on the first day.
What the price covers
The price is for one dose. After an exposure you need several doses and usually rabies immune globulin (codes 90375 or 90376), often the most expensive part, and each injection is billed separately (90471).