Pneumonia vaccine (Pneumovax 23) cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for pneumonia vaccine, 23-valent polysaccharide (Pneumovax 23) as an inpatient: from $297.51 to $297.51, with a median of $297.51. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Rhode Island, the median is $297.51 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 — 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 PR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $297.51 | $297.51 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 PR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $297.51 | $297.51 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital lowest Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 PR PPSV23 VACCINE 2 YRS OR OLDER FOR SUBQ/IM USE | $297.51 | $297.51 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $297.51, median $297.51, highest $297.51.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $297.51 — 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.
7 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.
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RIPNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SOLUTION [11037] | $0.50 | file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RIPNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE [122585] | $0.50 | file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MAPNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE [122585] | $0.50 | file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MAPNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE [122585] | $0.50 | file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RIPNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE [122585] | $0.50 | file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RIPNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SOLUTION [11037] | $0.50 | file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RIPNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE [122585] | $0.50 | file |