Tdap vaccine cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 18 hospitals list a cash price for Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough), age 7 and older: from $41.91 to $907.25, with a median of $114.22. The lowest listed price is at Cambridge Health Alliance — $72.31 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $97.00 at 25 hospitals.
- The median here, $114.22, is 21% above the US median of $94.71.
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 14 cities for code 90715, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Health Alliance lowest Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 TETANUS-DIPHTH-ACELL PERTUSSIS 5-2.5-18.5 LF-MCG/0.5 IM (SUPER ERX) File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $41.91 | $41.91 | $23.05–$121.10 | — |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 VACC; TDAP 7 YRS+ (PRCHSD) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $42.00 | $60.00 | $22.20–$38.63 | 30% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 DIPHTH,PERTUS(ACEL)TETANUS(PF)2LF-(2.5-5-3-5MCG)-5 LF/0.5 ML IM SUSP File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $54.52 | $121.15 | $40.08–$512.54 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 DIPHTH,PERTUSSIS(ACEL),TETANUS 2.5 LF UNIT-8 MCG-5 LF/0.5ML IM SYRINGE File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $57.53 | $127.84 | $40.08–$475.07 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 DIPHTH,PERTUSSIS(ACEL),TETANUS 2.5 LF UNIT-8 MCG-5 LF/0.5ML IM SYRINGE File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $57.53 | $127.84 | $40.08–$512.54 | 55% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Tdap Vaccine >7 Im File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $61.00 | $61.00 | $33.55–$121.10 | — |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Tdap Vaccine >7 Yo, Im File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $180.00 | $40.08–$512.54 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Tdap Vaccine >7 Yo, Im File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $180.00 | $40.08–$394.86 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Tdap Vaccine >7 Yo, Im File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $180.00 | $40.08–$475.07 | 55% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 DIPHTH PERTUSSIS(ACELL) TETANUS 2.5 LF UNIT-8 MCG- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $92.93 | $132.75 | $41.32–$530.75 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 DIPHTH PERTUSSIS(ACELL) TETANUS 2.5 LF UNIT-8 MCG- File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $92.93 | $132.75 | $34.86–$132.75 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 DIPHTH PERTUSSIS(ACEL) TETANUS 2.5 LF UNIT-8 MCG-5 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $92.93 | $132.75 | $41.32–$132.75 | 30% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 TETANUS-DIPHTH-ACELL PERTUSSIS IM SUSP WRAPPER File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $100.46 | $200.92 | $0.50–$411.86 | 50% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 DIPHTH PERTUS(ACEL)TETANUS(PF)2LF-(2.5-5-3-5MCG)-5+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $121.90 | $174.14 | $41.32–$174.14 | 30% |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 ADACEL TDAP 2.5 MCG PER .5ML File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $127.97 | $170.62 | $33.10–$352.00 | 25% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 VACC; BOOSTRIX/TDaP (PRCHSD) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $143.64 | $205.19 | $38.31–$113.88 | 30% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 VACC; ADACEL/TDAP (PRCHSD) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $148.08 | $211.53 | $38.31–$117.40 | 30% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Pbb Tdap Vaccine >7 Yo Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $197.60 | $282.29 | $0.01–$530.75 | 30% |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC RX TETANUS DIPTH PERT (TDAP) NON MEDICARE ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.00 | $202.00 | — | — |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Pbb Tdap Vaccine >7 Yo Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.50 | $289.29 | $0.01–$289.29 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Pbb Tdap Vaccine >7 Yo Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.50 | $289.29 | $0.01–$289.29 | 30% |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC RX TETANUS DIPTH PERT (TDAP) NON MEDICARE ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $230.00 | $230.00 | — | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 ADACEL VAC >= 7 YRS IM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $519.00 | $519.00 | $21.38–$519.00 | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 ADACEL VAC >= 7 YRS IM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $519.00 | $519.00 | $21.38–$519.00 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 BOOSTRIX VAC >= 7 YRS IM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $519.00 | $519.00 | $21.38–$519.00 | — |
| Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester, NH · (603) 332-5211 BOOSTRIX VAC >= 7 YRS IM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $529.00 | $529.00 | $43.59–$423.20 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 BOOSTRIX VAC >= 7 YRS IM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $907.25 | $907.25 | $28.03–$907.25 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 BOOSTRIX VAC >= 7 YRS IM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $907.25 | $907.25 | $28.03–$907.25 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $41.91, median $114.22, highest $907.25 — a 21.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $92.93. 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 9 of 16 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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