Typhoid vaccine cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for typhoid vaccine, injectable (Vi polysaccharide): from $166.49 to $333.20, with a median of $249.85. The lowest listed price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center — $83.36 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $139.98 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90691, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INJ, TYPHOID VACCINE VICPS IM USE, PER DOSE NO.1 | $166.49 | $326.45 | $195.87–$261.16 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INJ, TYPHOID VACCINE VICPS IM USE, PER DOSE | $171.80 | $336.87 | $202.12–$269.50 | 49% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 TYPHOID VI POLYSACCH VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR SYRINGE | $333.20 | $333.20 | $83.97–$319.87 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $166.49, median $249.85, highest $333.20 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $249.85. 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 1 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 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
The injectable typhoid vaccine protects travelers going to places where typhoid fever is common. One dose is given at least two weeks before travel and lasts about two years.
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).