Hepatitis B vaccine (child) cost in Alexandria, LA
In Alexandria, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B vaccine, child and teen dose (3-dose schedule): from $15.90 to $194.79, with a median of $105.35. The lowest listed price is at St. Frances Cabrini Hospital — $89.45 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $39.01 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90744, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 13, 2026 and Sep 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 Alexandria, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital lowest Alexandria, LA · (318) 487-1122 hepatitis b vaccine (Engerix-B) 10 MCG/0.5ML injection *Commercially Insured / Private Pay* 0.5 mL | $15.90 | $61.17 | $31.04–$309.68 | 74% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria, LA · (318) 769-3000 Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB), pediatric/adolescent dosage, 3 dose schedule, for intramuscular use | $194.79 | $194.79 | $54.78 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria, LA · (318) 769-3000 RECOMBIVAX PED 5MCG IM | $194.79 | $194.79 | $42.46–$157.78 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.90, median $105.35, highest $194.79 — a 12.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $80.52. 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 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 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
This is the hepatitis B vaccine in the dose for children and teens (Engerix-B or Recombivax HB). The CDC schedule is three doses: at birth, at 1 to 2 months and at 6 to 18 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).