Pneumonia vaccine (Pneumovax 23) cost in Worcester, MA — inpatient
In Worcester, MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for pneumonia vaccine, 23-valent polysaccharide (Pneumovax 23) as an inpatient: from $229.23 to $282.17, with a median of $282.17. The lowest listed price is at Milford Regional Medical Center — $52.94 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $282.17 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 90732, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Regional Medical Center lowest Milford, MA · (508) 473-1190 Pneumococcal Vaccine 0.5ml Syr | $229.23 | $229.23 | $229.23 | — | — source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE | $282.17 | $282.17 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 PNEUMOCOCCAL 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE 25 MCG/0.5 ML INJECTION SYRINGE | $282.17 | $282.17 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Ppsv23 Vaccine 2 Yrs or Older for Subq/Im Use | $304.00 | $304.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $229.23, median $282.17, highest $282.17 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $282.17 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.