Pneumonia vaccine (Pneumovax 23) cost in Baltimore, MD — inpatient
In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 2 hospitals list a cash price for pneumonia vaccine, 23-valent polysaccharide (Pneumovax 23) as an inpatient: from $76.00 to $120.00, with a median of $98.00. The lowest listed price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center — $22.00 less than the median here. Across Maryland, the median is $120.00 at 3 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90732, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 Ppsv23 Vaccine 2 Yrs or Older for Subq/Im Use | $76.00 | $76.00 | $76.00 | — | — source file |
| The Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, MD · (443) 923-9301 HC PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE, 23 VALENTS | $120.00 | $150.00 | $95.70–$150.00 | 20% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $76.00, median $98.00, highest $120.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $98.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 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.