Pneumonia vaccine (Capvaxive) cost in Birmingham, AL — inpatient
In Birmingham, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for pneumonia vaccine, 21-valent conjugate (Capvaxive) as an inpatient: from $215.25 to $216.00, with a median of $215.63. The lowest listed price is at UAB Medical West — $0.38 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $390.06 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90684, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 22, 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 Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer, AL · (205) 481-7000 PCV21 Vaccine Im File of Jun 22, 2026 · source file | $215.25 | $287.00 | $177.94–$258.30 | 25% |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham, AL · (205) 971-1000 PNEUMOC VAC PCV21 IM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $216.00 | $900.00 | $216.00–$810.00 | 76% |
Inpatient: lowest $215.25, median $215.63, highest $216.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $175.13 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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
Capvaxive is a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine designed for adults, covering the types that cause most pneumonia and blood infections in adults. It is usually a single dose.
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).