Meningitis vaccine (MenACWY) cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) vaccine: from $100.08 to $357.44, with a median of $228.76. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center — $128.68 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $363.72 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90734, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center lowest Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 MENINGOCOCCAL A C Y&W-135 OLIG IM SOLR | $100.08 | $166.80 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Menveo Vaccine Inj 0.5 Ml | $357.44 | $397.15 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $100.08, median $228.76, highest $357.44 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $228.76. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
The MenACWY vaccine protects against four types of meningococcal bacteria that cause meningitis and bloodstream infections. It is routine at ages 11 to 12 with a booster at 16, and many colleges require it for students living in dorms.
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).
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90734 ($261.38). 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.
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OHMenacwydmenacwycrm Vacc Im | $17.38 | file |