Pneumonia vaccine (Pneumovax 23) cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for pneumonia vaccine, 23-valent polysaccharide (Pneumovax 23) as an inpatient: from $61.24 to $132.74, with a median of $72.71. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St. Francis Hospital — $11.47 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $141.05 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 90732, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC PBB PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE | $61.24 | $115.55 | $48.53 | 47% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE | $62.49 | $113.61 | $79.53–$107.93 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC PBB PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE | $72.71 | $137.19 | $57.62 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23-VAL P-SAC VAC 25MCG/0.5 ML SOLUTIO | $132.69 | $250.36 | $105.15–$220.23 | 47% | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI PNEUMOCOCCAL 23-VAL P-SAC VAC 25MCG/0.5 ML SYRINGE | $132.74 | $250.45 | $105.19–$220.23 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI PNEUMOCOCCAL 23-VAL P-SAC VAC 25MCG/0.5 ML SOLUTIO | $132.74 | $250.45 | $105.19–$220.23 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23-VAL P-SAC VAC 25MCG/0.5 ML SOLUTIO | $132.74 | $250.45 | $105.19–$220.23 | 47% | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI PNEUMOCOCCAL 23-VAL P-SAC VAC 25MCG/0.5 ML SOLUTIO | $132.74 | $250.45 | $105.19–$220.23 | 47% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SOLUTION | $145.22 | $264.03 | $184.82–$250.83 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC PNEUMOCOCCAL VAC 0.5ML | $146.44 | $266.25 | $186.38–$252.94 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC PNEUMOCOCCAL VAC 0.5ML | $146.44 | $266.25 | $186.38–$252.94 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI PNEUMOCOCCAL 23-VAL P-SAC VAC 25MCG/0.5 ML SYRINGE | $163.48 | $308.44 | $129.54–$293.64 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23-VAL P-SAC VAC 25MCG/0.5 ML SYRINGE | $214.70 | $405.10 | $153.49–$399.95 | 47% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $61.24, median $72.71, highest $132.74 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $93.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90732 ($199.70). 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.
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WIPNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE | $18.84 | file |