Hepatitis B vaccine (child) cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 13 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B vaccine, child and teen dose (3-dose schedule): from $25.20 to $376.50, with a median of $100.18. The lowest listed price is at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital — $74.98 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $59.10 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities 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 28, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 VACC; ENERGIX B PEDI PF (PRSD) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $25.20 | $36.00 | $13.32–$40.14 | 30% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 VACC; HEP B 3D PED/AD (PRCHSD)+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $29.40 | $42.00 | $15.54–$40.14 | 30% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HEPATITIS B VIRUS VACCINE RECOMB (PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $30.51 | $67.80 | $0.06–$512.54 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HEPATITIS B VIRUS VACCINE RECOMB (PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $30.51 | $67.80 | $0.13–$475.07 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Hep B,Pedi/Adol(3dose),Im File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $33.75 | $75.00 | $27.00–$512.54 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HEPATITIS B VIRUS VACCINE RECMB(PF) 5 MCG/0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR SYRINGE File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $39.16 | $87.01 | $29.04–$512.54 | 55% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HEPATITIS B VIRUS VACCINE RECOMB (PF) 10 MCG/0.5 M File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.26 | $70.37 | $24.63–$70.37 | 30% |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC HEPATITIS B VACCINE 5MG - RECOMBIVAX File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $65.00 | $65.00 | — | — |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Pbb Hepb Vaccine Ped/Adolesc 3 Dose Schedule Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.18 | $143.12 | $28.07–$530.75 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Pbb Hepb Vaccine Ped/Adolesc 3 Dose Schedule Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.18 | $143.12 | $0.01–$143.12 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Pbb Hepb Vaccine Ped/Adolesc 3 Dose Schedule Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.18 | $143.12 | $0.01–$143.12 | 30% |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC HEPATITIS B VACCINE 5MG - RECOMBIVAX File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.62 | $144.62 | — | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 RECOMBIVAX PED 5MCG IM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $246.00 | $246.00 | $10.14–$233.70 | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 RECOMBIVAX PED 5MCG IM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $246.00 | $246.00 | $10.14–$233.70 | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 RECOMBIVAX PED 5MCG IM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $246.00 | $246.00 | $10.14–$233.70 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB), pediatric/adolescent dosage, 3 dose schedule, for intramuscular use +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $376.50 | $376.50 | $11.63–$357.68 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB), pediatric/adolescent dosage, 3 dose schedule, for intramuscular use +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $376.50 | $376.50 | $11.63–$357.68 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $25.20, median $100.18, highest $376.50 — a 14.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $57.13. 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 6 of 11 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
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).
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90744 ($67.60). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MAHEPATITIS B VIRUS VACCINE RECOMB (PF) 10 MCG/0.5 M | $0.01 | file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MAHC Recombivax | $0.01 | file |