Hepatitis B vaccine (Heplisav-B) cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B vaccine, adult, 2-dose schedule (Heplisav-B): from $161.08 to $472.54, with a median of $163.53. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus — $2.45 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $213.85 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 90739, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC HEPB VACCINE ADULT 2 DOSE SCHEDULE FOR IM USE | $161.08 | $303.92 | $174.89–$277.70 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC HEPB VACCINE ADULT 2 DOSE SCHEDULE FOR IM USE | $161.66 | $305.01 | $128.10–$277.69 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC HEPB VACCINE ADULT 2 DOSE SCHEDULE FOR IM USE | $161.66 | $305.01 | $128.10–$277.69 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon, WI HC HEPB VACCINE ADULT 2 DOSE SCHEDULE FOR IM USE | $163.53 | $308.55 | $174.89–$277.70 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HEPATITIS B VACCINE/CPG1018/PF 20MCG/0.5 ML SYRING | $275.37 | $519.57 | $174.89–$504.32 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HEPATITIS B VACCINE/CPG1018/PF 20MCG/0.5 ML SYRING | $275.37 | $519.57 | $174.89–$504.32 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HEPATITIS B VACCINE/CPG1018/PF 20MCG/0.5 ML SYRING | $285.62 | $538.90 | $177.16–$480.28 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 HEPLISAV-B 20 MCG-0.5ML IM SOSY | $472.54 | $945.07 | $168.30–$803.31 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $161.08, median $163.53, highest $472.54 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $280.50. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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
Heplisav-B is a hepatitis B vaccine for adults that needs only two doses, one month apart, instead of three over six months.
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).