Vaccine administration cost in Texas

Prices at 180 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $69 — 23% above the US median ($56), roughly 3.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hill Regional Hospital Hillsboro, TX $11 $8 ★ 1/5 15.1%
University Health System San Antonio, TX $12 $35 ★ 3/5 374 min 15.1%
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $12 $35 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.6%
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $12 $40 104 min
Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville Beeville, TX $12 $49 ★ 2/5 144 min 15.4%
Hamilton Hospital Olney, TX $13 $13 92 min 15.5%
Mc Camey Hospital Mccamey, TX $14 $13
North Runnels Hospital Winters, TX $14 $16 15.1%
Martin County Hospital District Stanton, TX $15 $11 116 min 15.0%
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $16 $3 114 min 14.7%
Texas Childrens Hospital North Austin Campus Austin, TX $16 $15
Ochiltree General Hospital Perryton, TX $17 $18 91 min 14.8%
Tyler County Hospital Woodville, TX $18 $15 130 min 14.9%
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $19 $24 141 min 15.2%
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $21 $39
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $21 $68 ★ 2/5 190 min 15.4%
Shamrock General Hospital Shamrock, TX $22 $10 94 min
Collingsworth General Hospital Wellington, TX $22 $21 115 min 15.2%
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $22 $2,008 14.8%
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Sweetwater, TX $23 $27 84 min 15.2%
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $23 $115 ★ 4/5 174 min 16.3%
Culberson Hospital Van Horn, TX $23 $41 100 min
Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall, TX $24 $21 125 min 15.1%
Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart, TX $24 192 min 15.0%
Nocona General Hospital Nocona, TX $24 $132 ★ 1/5 104 min 15.9%

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)
$117
Cash / self-pay
$69
Insurer-negotiated
$68
Medicare pays
$19
$15$255
Median cash $69  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $69 — about 3.6× the Medicare rate ($19). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $117 list price could save about $48 (41%).

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