Pneumonia vaccine (Pneumovax 23) cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for pneumonia vaccine, 23-valent polysaccharide (Pneumovax 23) as an inpatient: from $59.24 to $244.20, with a median of $203.19. The lowest listed price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center — $143.95 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $199.62 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 cities for code 90732, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 PNEUMOL POLYSACCHARIDE VAC, ADULT DOSAGE (STATE SUPPLIED) | $59.24 | $116.16 | $74.40–$92.93 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INJ, PNEMOL VAC 23 VAL ADULT DOSE 2YR OR OLDER, NON STATE | $159.00 | $311.76 | $199.68–$249.41 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INJ, PNEMOL VAC 23 VAL ADULT DOSE 2YR OR OLDER, NO.1 | $166.95 | $327.35 | $209.67–$261.88 | 49% | — source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SOLUTION | $189.18 | $656.30 | $78.76–$492.23 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SOLUTION | $199.62 | $656.30 | $111.58–$492.23 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SOLUTION | $200.41 | $656.30 | $100.81–$590.67 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SOLUTION | $205.97 | $656.30 | $72.20–$492.23 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SOLUTION | $217.37 | $656.30 | $78.76–$492.23 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SOLUTION | $231.92 | $656.30 | $183.77–$590.67 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION WRAPPER | $244.20 | $244.20 | $61.54–$234.43 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE | $244.20 | $244.20 | $61.54–$234.43 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $59.24, median $203.19, highest $244.20 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $203.19 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 8 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.
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WAPNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VAC, ADULT DOSAGE - DSHS | $11.95 | file |