Tetanus shot (Td) cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Td vaccine (tetanus and diphtheria booster), age 7 and older: from $25.90 to $2,046.00, with a median of $105.69. The lowest listed price is at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital — $79.79 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $86.27 at 22 hospitals.
- The median here, $105.69, is 46% above the US median of $72.46.
- 8 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 90714, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 VACC; TENIVAC (PRCHSD) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $25.90 | $37.00 | $13.69–$33.48 | 30% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Tetanus/Diphth Tox 0.5 Ml Syr File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $32.00 | $32.00 | $17.60–$103.01 | — |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Td Vaccine No Prsrv >/= 7 Yo, Im File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $40.05 | $89.00 | $32.04–$512.54 | 55% |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC RX TETANUS DIPTHERIA TOXOID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $58.00 | — | — |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 TETANUS AND DIPHTHERIA TOX (PF) 5 LF UNIT-2 LF UNIT/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $60.77 | $135.05 | $34.75–$475.07 | 55% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 TETANUS-DIPHTHERIA TOXOIDS TD 5-2 LF/0.5ML IM SUSP File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $86.27 | $172.54 | $0.50–$411.86 | 50% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 VACC; TD PF 7YRS+ (PRCHSD) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $86.94 | $124.19 | $30.34–$68.93 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 TETANUS AND DIPHTHERIA TOX (PF) 5 LF UNIT-2 LF UNI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.69 | $150.99 | $38.78–$150.99 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 TETANUS AND DIPHTHERIA TX (PF) 5 LF UNIT-2 LF UNIT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.69 | $150.99 | $39.65–$150.99 | 30% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 TETANUS AND DIPHTHERIA TX (PF) 5 LF UNIT-2 LF UNIT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.69 | $150.99 | $38.78–$530.75 | 30% |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids adsorbed (Td), preservative free, when administered to individuals 7 years or older, for intramuscular use +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $141.00 | $141.00 | $5.81–$141.00 | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids adsorbed (Td), preservative free, when administered to individuals 7 years or older, for intramuscular use +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $141.00 | $141.00 | $5.81–$141.00 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids adsorbed (Td), preservative free, when administered to individuals 7 years or older, for intramuscular use +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $141.00 | $141.00 | $5.81–$141.00 | — |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Pbb Td Vaccine Prsrv Free 7 Yrs or Older for Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.13 | $205.90 | $38.78–$205.90 | 30% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Pbb Td Vaccine Prsrv Free 7 Yrs or Older for Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.13 | $205.90 | $38.78–$530.75 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Pbb Td Vaccine Prsrv Free 7 Yrs or Older for Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.13 | $205.90 | $0.01–$205.90 | 30% |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids adsorbed (Td), preservative free, when administered to individuals 7 years or older, for intramuscular use +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $430.50 | $430.50 | $13.30–$430.50 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 TENIVAC VAC >= 7 YRS IM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $430.50 | $430.50 | $13.30–$430.50 | — |
| Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester, NH · (603) 332-5211 Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids adsorbed (Td), preservative free, when administered to individuals 7 years or older, for intramuscular use +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $2,046.00 | $37.59–$1,636.80 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $25.90, median $105.69, highest $2,046.00 — a 79.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $59.39. 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 8 of 14 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.
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