Japanese encephalitis vaccine cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 3 hospitals list a cash price for japanese encephalitis vaccine (Ixiaro), 2-dose schedule as an inpatient: from $229.32 to $1,023.00, with a median of $647.10. The lowest listed price is at Nassau University Medical Center — $417.78 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $227.79 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 90738, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau University Medical Center lowest East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Inactivated Je Vacc Im | $229.32 | $327.60 | $131.04–$163.80 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Inactivated Je Vacc Im | $647.10 | $719.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 42515-0001-01 INACTIVATED JE VACC IM | $1,023.00 | $1,157.00 | $127.00–$1,157.00 | 12% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $229.32, median $647.10, highest $1,023.00 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $229.32 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 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).