Vaccine administration cost in New York, NY

Prices at 9 hospitals in New York, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $117 — 106% above the US median ($57), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $84 $52 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $84 $75 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $84 $67 ★ 2/5 144 min —
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $116 $289 ★ 5/5 203 min —
Gracie Square Hosp New York, NY $117 — — — —
Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY $158 — ★ 4/5 248 min —
Mount Sinai West New York, NY $158 $10 ★ 4/5 272 min —
Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY $158 $10 — — —
Mount Sinai Beth Israel New York, NY $158 $10 ★ 3/5 239 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)
$175
Cash / self-pay
$117
Insurer-negotiated
$52
Medicare pays
$19
$84$158
Median cash $117  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $117 — about 6.1× 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 $175 list price could save about $58 (33%).

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Doctors who perform this in New York

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
Bernard Schayes, M.D.General PracticeNew York, NY98
Mark Horowitz, MDInternal MedicineNew York, NY64
Chien Chiang, M.D.Internal MedicineNew York, NY38
Julian Klapowitz, M.D.Internal MedicineNew York, NY37
Alan Dechiario, M.D.Internal MedicineNew York, NY34
Rex Wu, M.D.Internal MedicineNew York, NY30
Amy Chu-Wong, M.D.Internal MedicineNew York, NY29
Xiao-Hong Jiang, M.DInternal MedicineNew York, NY29
Kevin Lin, M.DInternal MedicineNew York, NY29
David Kudlowitz, M.D.Internal MedicineNew York, NY27
Yong HeInternal MedicineNew York, NY27
Mark Lipton, M.D.CardiologyNew York, NY25

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