Shingles vaccine (Shingrix) cost in Des Moines, IA
In Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for shingles vaccine (Shingrix), recombinant, one dose: from $169.00 to $273.00, with a median of $194.73. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Medical Center - Newton — $25.73 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $212.00 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 90750, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton lowest Newton, IA · (641) 792-1273 HC Hzv Zoster Vacc Recombinant Adjuvanted Im Inj | $169.00 | $260.00 | $52.00–$260.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA · (515) 247-4436 HC Hzv Zoster Vacc Recombinant Adjuvanted Im Inj | $177.45 | $273.00 | $54.60–$273.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines, IA · (515) 343-1000 PR HZV ZOSTER VACC RECOMBINANT ADJUVANTED IM NJX | $212.00 | $265.00 | $215.51–$238.53 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines, IA · (515) 343-1000 PR HZV ZOSTER VACC RECOMBINANT ADJUVANTED IM NJX | $212.00 | $265.00 | $215.51–$238.53 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines, IA · (515) 343-1000 SHINGRIX 50 MCG/0.5ML IM SUSR | $218.72 | $273.40 | $55.77–$215.51 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines, IA · (515) 343-1000 SHINGRIX 50 MCG/0.5ML IM SUSR | $218.72 | $273.40 | $55.77–$215.51 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa West Des Moines, IA HC Hzv Zoster Vacc Recombinant Adjuvanted Im Inj | $273.00 | $273.00 | $54.60–$273.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $169.00, median $194.73, highest $273.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $194.73. 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 3 of 4 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
Shingrix is the recombinant vaccine that protects against shingles (herpes zoster). The CDC recommends two doses, 2 to 6 months apart, for adults 50 and older and for adults 19 and older with a weakened immune system.
What the price covers
The price is for one dose of the vaccine. Giving the shot is usually a separate line (code 90471 for the first vaccine of the visit), and the full series takes two doses.