Pneumonia vaccine (Pneumovax 23) cost in Portland, OR — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for pneumonia vaccine, 23-valent polysaccharide (Pneumovax 23) as an inpatient: from $314.75 to $584.04, with a median of $449.21. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $134.46 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $186.67 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 90732, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center lowest Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 pneumococcaL 23-val ps vaccine 25 mcg/0.5 mL Soln 0.5 mL VIAL | $314.75 | $370.29 | — | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center lowest Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 pneumococcaL 23-val ps vaccine 25 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE | $314.75 | $370.29 | — | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside lowest Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 pneumococcaL 23-val ps vaccine 25 mcg/0.5 mL Soln 0.5 mL VIAL | $314.75 | $370.29 | — | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside lowest Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 pneumococcaL 23-val ps vaccine 25 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE | $314.75 | $370.29 | — | 15% | — source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE POLYVALENT SOLN PREF SYR 25 MCG/0.5ML | $583.67 | $778.22 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE POLYVALENT INJ SOLN 25 MCG/0.5ML | $584.04 | $778.72 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE POLYVALENT SOLN PREF SYR 25 MCG/0.5ML | $648.27 | $864.36 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $314.75, median $449.21, highest $584.04 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $322.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WAPR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORPR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORPR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORPR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORPR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORPR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, ORPR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, ORPR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $14.27 | file |