Meningitis vaccine (MenACWY) cost in Utica, NY — inpatient
In Utica-Rome, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) vaccine as an inpatient: from $154.50 to $281.40, with a median of $217.95. The lowest listed price is at Little Falls Hospital — $63.45 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $194.60 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90734, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Utica-Rome, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Hospital lowest Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 Menacwyd/Menacwy-CRM Conj Vacc Grps Acwy Im Use | $154.50 | $309.00 | $216.30–$327.54 | 50% | — source file |
| Wynn Hospital Utica, NY · (315) 624-6002 Menactra Admin Medicaid | $281.40 | $469.00 | $85.89–$351.75 | 40% | — source file |
| Wynn Hospital Utica, NY · (315) 624-6002 Menactra Admin Medicaid | $281.40 | $469.00 | $85.89–$351.75 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $154.50, median $217.95, highest $281.40 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $174.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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
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).
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NYMenacwyd/menacwycrm vacc im | $0.01 | file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NYSl menactra (tech) | $0.01 | file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NYMenacwyd/menacwycrm vacc im | $0.01 | file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NYSl menactra (tech) | $0.01 | file |