Rabies vaccine cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for rabies vaccine, one dose: from $194.30 to $889.58, with a median of $625.69. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $431.39 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $465.50 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 RABAVERT (PF) 2.5 UNIT IM SUSPENSION | $194.30 | $670.00 | $201.00–$670.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 RABIES VACCINE, IM | $228.81 | $789.00 | $230.51–$782.32 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 RABAVERT (PF) 2.5 UNIT IM SUSPENSION | $361.80 | $670.00 | $201.00–$670.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 RABIES VACCINE, IM | $426.06 | $789.00 | $230.51–$782.32 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 RABIES VAC CHICK 2.5 UNITS | $889.58 | $2,965.25 | $204.82–$727.75 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 RABIES VAC CHICK 2.5 UNITS | $889.58 | $2,965.25 | $204.82–$727.75 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 RABIES VAC CHICK 2.5 UNITS | $889.58 | $2,965.25 | $204.82–$727.75 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 RABIES VAC CHICK 2.5 UNITS | $889.58 | $2,965.25 | $204.82–$727.75 | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $194.30, median $625.69, highest $889.58 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $625.69. 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 2 of 4 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
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).