Japanese encephalitis vaccine cost in Allentown, PA — inpatient
In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 8 hospitals list a cash price for japanese encephalitis vaccine (Ixiaro), 2-dose schedule as an inpatient: from $1,958.60 to $5,580.46, with a median of $1,958.60. The lowest listed price is at St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus and 6 other hospitals. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,958.60 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 90738, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Feb 27, 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus lowest Lehighton, PA JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VAC INAC IM SUSP File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $1,958.60 | $2,359.76 | $612.36–$663.56 | 17% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus lowest Allentown, PA JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VAC INAC IM SUSP File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $1,958.60 | $2,359.76 | $612.36–$663.56 | 17% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus lowest Easton, PA JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VAC INAC IM SUSP File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $1,958.60 | $2,359.76 | $612.36–$663.56 | 17% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus lowest Lehighton, PA · (610) 377-7001 JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VAC INAC IM SUSP File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $1,958.60 | $2,359.76 | $612.36–$663.56 | 17% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus lowest Allentown, PA JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VAC INAC IM SUSP File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $1,958.60 | $2,359.76 | $612.36–$663.56 | 17% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus lowest Bethlehem, PA · (484) 526-4000 JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VAC INAC IM SUSP File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $1,958.60 | $2,359.76 | $612.36–$663.56 | 17% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus lowest Easton, PA · (610) 250-4076 JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VAC INAC IM SUSP File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $1,958.60 | $2,359.76 | $612.36–$663.56 | 17% |
| St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg, NJ · (908) 847-6700 JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VAC INAC IM SUSP File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $5,580.46 | $6,200.51 | $445.82–$1,743.58 | 10% |
Inpatient: lowest $1,958.60, median $1,958.60, highest $5,580.46 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $1,958.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 8 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 it is
Ixiaro protects against Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne brain infection in rural Asia. It is two doses 28 days apart, finished at least a week before travel.
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, 90472 for each additional one).