Rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix) cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for rotavirus vaccine, oral, 2-dose schedule (Rotarix): from $100.80 to $177.35, with a median of $177.35. The lowest listed price is at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital — $76.55 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $177.35 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 90681, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Jan 28, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 VACC; ROTAVIRUS 2D (PRCHSD) | $100.80 | $144.00 | $53.28–$166.34 | 30% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Pbb Rv1 Vaccine 2 Dose Schedule Live for Oral U | $177.35 | $253.35 | $71.95–$330.98 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Pbb Rv1 Vaccine 2 Dose Schedule Live for Oral U | $177.35 | $253.35 | $68.67–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Pbb Rv1 Vaccine 2 Dose Schedule Live for Oral U | $177.35 | $253.35 | $68.67–$341.86 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 ROTAVIRUS VACCINE LIVE 89-12 STRAIN G1P(8) 10EXP | $271.29 | $387.55 | $68.67–$387.55 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $100.80, median $177.35, highest $177.35 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $177.35. 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 4 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 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
Rotarix protects babies against rotavirus diarrhea. It is given as liquid by mouth, in two doses at 2 and 4 months.
What the price covers
The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving an oral or nasal vaccine is billed as 90473 rather than the injection fee 90471; ask whether it is included.