Pneumonia vaccine (Pneumovax 23) cost in Detroit, MI — inpatient
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for pneumonia vaccine, 23-valent polysaccharide (Pneumovax 23) as an inpatient: from $39.75 to $294.75, with a median of $147.38. The lowest listed price is at VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan — $107.63 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $154.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities for code 90732, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 6, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 VALENT | $39.75 | $53.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 IMMUNIZATION PNEUMOVAX | $118.50 | $158.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 PNEUMONIA VACC 23VALENT> 2 YRS | $118.50 | $158.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 VALENT | $176.25 | $235.00 | $1.00–$371.37 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 VALENT | $176.25 | $235.00 | $1.00–$371.37 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 PNEUMONIA VACC 23VALENT >2 YRS | $189.00 | $252.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 PNEUMONIA VACC 23VALENT >2 YRS | $258.00 | $344.00 | $1.00–$371.37 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 PNEUMONIA VACC 23VALENT >2 YRS | $258.00 | $344.00 | $1.00–$371.37 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 PNEUMOCOCCAL PPSV23 | $263.25 | $351.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 PPV 23 | $263.25 | $351.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI PNEUMONIA VACC 23VALENT >2 YRS | $294.75 | $393.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 PPV 23 | $543.00 | $724.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 PULM-PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE | $601.50 | $802.00 | $1.00–$371.37 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 PULM-PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE | $601.50 | $802.00 | $1.00–$371.37 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 PNEUMONIA VACC 23VALENT >2 YRS | $1,591.50 | $2,122.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $39.75, median $147.38, highest $294.75 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $154.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90732 ($199.25). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MIIMMUN PNEUMOVAX | $15.75 | file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MIIMMUN PNEUMOVAX | $15.75 | file |