Hepatitis B vaccine (child) cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B vaccine, child and teen dose (3-dose schedule): from $17.58 to $64.88, with a median of $41.23. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center — $23.65 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $60.76 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90744, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center lowest Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HEPATITIS B VAC RECOMBINANT 5 MCG/0.5ML IJ SUSY | $17.58 | $29.30 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Hepatitis B Vaccine Infant-Im | $64.88 | $72.09 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Hepb Vacc 3 Dose Pedadol Im | $102.99 | $114.43 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HEPATITIS B VAC RECOMBINANT 10 MCG/0.5ML IJ SUSY | $438.78 | $731.30 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.58, median $41.23, highest $64.88 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $41.23. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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).
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OHHEPATITIS B VAC RECOMBINANT 5 MCG/0.5ML IJ SUSP | $0.06 | file |