COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna) cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 6 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna), age 12 and older as an inpatient: from $257.18 to $482.94, with a median of $434.26. The lowest listed price is at Mount Sinai Brooklyn — $177.08 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $239.41 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 91322, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn lowest Brooklyn, NY HC Moderna Covid Vac 50mcg/0.5ml | $257.18 | $285.76 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 SARSCOV2 VAC 50 MCG/0.5ML IM | $434.26 | $2,285.60 | $22.86–$2,285.60 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 SARSCOV2 VAC 50 MCG/0.5ML IM | $434.26 | $2,285.60 | $22.86–$2,285.60 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY SARSCOV2 VAC 50 MCG/0.5ML IM | $434.26 | $2,285.60 | $22.86–$2,285.60 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 SARSCOV2 VAC 50 MCG/0.5ML IM | $434.26 | $2,285.60 | $22.86–$2,285.60 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY SARSCOV2 VAC 50 MCG/0.5ML IM | $434.26 | $2,285.60 | $22.86–$2,285.60 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 SARSCOV2 VAC 50 MCG/0.5ML IM | $482.94 | $804.90 | $161.65–$603.68 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $257.18, median $434.26, highest $482.94 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $434.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 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 code is the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people 12 and older, updated each season to match circulating variants. Who is advised to get it changed in 2025, so check current guidance with a doctor or pharmacist.
What the price covers
The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving the shot is billed separately, for COVID-19 vaccines with code 90480 rather than 90471.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 91322 ($204.40). 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.
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NYSarscov2 Vac 50 Mcg/0.5ml Im | $0.87 | file |