Pneumonia vaccine (Pneumovax 23) cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 11 hospitals list a cash price for pneumonia vaccine, 23-valent polysaccharide (Pneumovax 23): from $32.00 to $1,203.12, with a median of $240.29. The lowest listed price is at Fauquier Health — $208.29 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $251.34 at 2 hospitals.
- The median here, $240.29, is 27% above the US median of $189.61.
- 3 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 90732, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 30, 2024 and Sep 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fauquier Health lowest Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, 23-valent (PPSV23), adult or immunosuppressed patient dosage, when administered to individuals 2 years or older, for subcutaneous or intramuscular use File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $32.00 | $80.00 | $133.47 | 60% |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 741-1100 Ppsv23 vacc 2 yrs+ subq/im File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $78.00 | $156.00 | $35.00–$572.00 | 50% |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford, VA · (540) 741-9000 Ppsv23 vacc 2 yrs+ subq/im File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $78.00 | $156.00 | $35.00–$572.00 | 50% |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 PPSV23 VACC 2 YRS+ SUBQ/IM File of Jul 12, 2026 · source file | $158.00 | $316.00 | $220.23 | 50% |
| MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD · (301) 774-8882 PNEUMOCOCCAL23-VAL VAC0.5ML File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $182.47 | $186.19 | $182.47–$186.19 | 2% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 MC PNEUMOCOCCAL23 VAL VAC0.5ML File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $240.29 | $369.67 | $107.20–$431.91 | 35% |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton, MD · (301) 868-8000 PNEUMOCOCCAL23-VAL VAC0.5ML File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $261.35 | $266.68 | $261.35–$266.68 | 2% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 MC PNEUMOCOCCAL23 VAL VAC0.5ML File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $262.38 | $403.66 | $96.88–$363.29 | 35% |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA · (571) 349-4000 PNEUMOVAX 23 VAC IMSQ+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $652.49 | $652.49 | $203.58–$554.62 | — |
| Reston Hospital Center Reston, VA · (703) 689-9000 Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, 23-valent (PPSV23), adult or immunosuppressed patient dosage, when administered to individuals 2 years or older, for subcutaneous or intramuscular use +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $682.86 | $682.86 | $353.70–$484.83 | — |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 498-4000 PNEUMOVAX 23 VAC IMSQ+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,203.12 | $1,203.12 | $336.87–$1,082.81 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $32.00, median $240.29, highest $1,203.12 — a 37.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $159.15. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
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