Meningitis vaccine (MenACWY) cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 11 hospitals list a cash price for meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) vaccine: from $73.50 to $402.86, with a median of $270.31. The lowest listed price is at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital — $196.81 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $272.45 at 20 hospitals.
- The median here, $270.31, is 13% above the US median of $238.93.
- 2 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 90734, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and May 18, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 VACC; MCV4 MENACWY (PRCHSD) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $73.50 | $105.00 | $38.85–$188.67 | 30% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Menactra Vaccine File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $147.00 | $147.00 | $93.49–$402.07 | — |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 MENINGOC VAC A,C,Y,W-135 DIP(PF) 10 MCG-5 MCG/0.5 ML IM KIT (2 VIALS) File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $169.72 | $377.16 | $135.78–$512.54 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Mcv4/Menacwy Conj Vacc Grps Acyw-135 Im Use File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $178.65 | $397.00 | $169.96–$394.86 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Mcv4/Menacwy Conj Vacc Grps Acyw-135 Im Use File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $178.65 | $397.00 | $142.92–$512.54 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Mcv4/Menacwy Conj Vacc Grps Acyw-135 Im Use File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $178.65 | $397.00 | $169.96–$475.07 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 MENINGOCOCCAL VAC A,C,Y,W-135 DIP(PF) 10 MCG-5 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLUTION File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $265.37 | $589.71 | $135.78–$512.54 | 55% |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 Meningococcal Vaccine (Menveo) File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $270.31 | $360.41 | $153.91–$352.00 | 25% |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC RX MENINGOCOCCAL MENACTRA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $271.00 | $271.00 | — | — |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 MENINGOCOCCAL VAC A C Y W-135 DIP(PF) 10 MCG-5 MCG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.90 | $391.29 | $136.95–$530.75 | 30% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 MENINGOCOCCAL A C Y&W-135 OLIG IM SOLN File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $336.24 | $672.48 | $0.50–$511.76 | 50% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Pbb Menacwy Conjugate Vaccine Groups Acyw-135 I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $402.86 | $575.52 | $169.96–$622.31 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Pbb Menacwy Conjugate Vaccine Groups Acyw-135 I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $402.86 | $575.52 | $0.01–$575.52 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Pbb Menacwy Conjugate Vaccine Groups Acyw-135 I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $402.86 | $575.52 | $0.01–$575.52 | 30% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 VACC; MENACTRA (PRCHSD) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $456.30 | $651.85 | $151.33–$325.93 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $73.50, median $270.31, highest $402.86 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $224.48. 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 10 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 meningitis vaccine (MenACWY) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Meningitis vaccine (MenACWY) explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90734 ($263.03). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MAMENINGOCOCCAL VAC A C Y W-135 DIP(PF) 10 MCG-5 MCG | $0.01 | file |