Vaccine administration cost in Austin, TX

Prices at 10 hospitals in Austin, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $42 — 25% below the US median ($56), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Texas Childrens Hospital North Austin Campus Austin, TX $16 $15
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX $29 $41 ★ 3/5 186 min 14.3%
Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX $29 $41 ★ 4/5 233 min 14.9%
Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX $29 $41 134 min 14.8%
Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX $29 $41 ★ 4/5 159 min 14.4%
Dell Children's Medical Center Austin, TX $56 $21
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $84 $44 14.4%
North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX $110 $43 ★ 3/5 156 min 14.4%
St David's Medical Center Austin, TX $113 $42 ★ 4/5 161 min 15.0%
St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin, TX $113 $44 ★ 3/5 149 min 15.2%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$80
Cash / self-pay
$42
Insurer-negotiated
$41
Medicare pays
$19
$27$113
Median cash $42  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $42 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($19). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $80 list price could save about $37 (47%).

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Doctors who perform this in Austin

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
William Lewis, DOInternal MedicineAustin, TX25
Matthew Brimberry, M.D.Family PracticeAustin, TX18
Shane Mills, D.O.Family PracticeAustin, TX13
Paul Cauvin, MDFamily PracticeAustin, TX13
Shane Keller, MDFamily PracticeAustin, TX13
Michael Rie, M.D.Family PracticeAustin, TX11

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