Vaccine administration cost in New Jersey

Prices at 39 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $73 — 28% above the US median ($57), roughly 3.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $18 — ★ 2/5 168 min —
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $18 — ★ 3/5 178 min —
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ $20 $51 ★ 4/5 230 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $22 $60 ★ 2/5 206 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $22 $60 ★ 4/5 172 min —
Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell Pennington, NJ $24 $38 ★ 2/5 209 min —
Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton, NJ $24 $38 ★ 2/5 180 min —
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $27 $78 ★ 3/5 209 min —
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $27 $78 ★ 1/5 180 min —
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $27 $66 ★ 3/5 142 min —
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $29 $59 ★ 3/5 187 min —
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $31 $68 ★ 3/5 136 min —
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $31 $68 ★ 3/5 141 min —
Children's Specialized Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $32 $47 — — —
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $46 $81 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $47 $80 ★ 3/5 129 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $47 $83 ★ 4/5 114 min —
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $47 $83 ★ 3/5 188 min —
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $64 $84 ★ 4/5 227 min —
Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Center Toms River, NJ $73 $75 — — —
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $83 $106 ★ 2/5 166 min —
St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg, NJ $83 $29 ★ 5/5 140 min —
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $83 $133 ★ 4/5 169 min —
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $85 $102 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $91 $53 ★ 4/5 168 min —

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 October 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)
$183
Cash / self-pay
$73
Insurer-negotiated
$76
Medicare pays
$19
$22$193
Median cash $73  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $73 — about 3.8× 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 $183 list price could save about $110 (60%).

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