Pneumonia vaccine (Pneumovax 23) cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for pneumonia vaccine, 23-valent polysaccharide (Pneumovax 23): from $77.25 to $2,534.25, with a median of $219.68. The lowest listed price is at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center — $142.43 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $274.95 at 66 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 90732, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center lowest Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $77.25 | $103.00 | $24.31–$421.23 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $164.40 | $274.00 | $81.36–$260.32 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB PNEUMOVAX POLYVAL 25MCG/0.5ML | $205.50 | $274.00 | $93.16–$270.99 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB PNEUMOVAX POLYVAL 25MCG/0.5ML | $205.50 | $274.00 | $13.62–$14.28 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE 23V | $274.95 | $423.00 | $92.21–$423.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE 23V | $274.95 | $423.00 | $92.21–$423.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $274.95 | $423.00 | $107.48–$423.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION (WRAPPED) [430124] | $401.34 | $535.11 | $126.29–$481.60 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 PNEUMOVAX-23 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE | $547.93 | $842.97 | $183.77–$842.97 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 PNEUMOVAX-23 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE | $547.93 | $842.97 | $183.77–$842.97 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | $2,534.25 | $3,379.00 | $1,081.28–$8,009.86 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $77.25, median $219.68, highest $2,534.25 — a 32.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $205.50. 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
Pneumovax 23 is the older polysaccharide pneumonia vaccine, covering 23 types of pneumococcus. Today it is mainly given after the 15-valent conjugate vaccine, or to complete a series started with it.
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); Medicare bills use G0009 instead.