Vaccine administration cost in Texas

Prices at 180 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $70 — 23% above the US median ($57), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bayside Community Hospital Anahuac, TX $11 $7 — 106 min —
Hill Regional Hospital Hillsboro, TX $11 $8 ★ 1/5 — —
University Health System San Antonio, TX $12 $35 ★ 3/5 366 min —
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $12 $35 ★ 2/5 189 min —
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $12 $40 — 110 min —
Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville Beeville, TX $12 $49 ★ 2/5 146 min —
Hamilton Hospital Olney, TX $13 $13 — 94 min —
Martin County Hospital District Stanton, TX $14 $11 — 120 min —
Mc Camey Hospital Mccamey, TX $14 $13 — — —
North Runnels Hospital Winters, TX $14 $16 — 93 min —
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $16 $3 — 116 min —
Texas Childrens Hospital North Austin Campus Austin, TX $16 $15 — — —
Ochiltree General Hospital Perryton, TX $17 $18 — 88 min —
Tyler County Hospital Woodville, TX $18 $15 — 144 min —
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $19 $24 — 129 min —
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $21 $39 — — —
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $21 $69 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Shamrock General Hospital Shamrock, TX $22 $10 — 90 min —
Collingsworth General Hospital Wellington, TX $22 $21 — 117 min —
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $22 $2,008 — — —
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Sweetwater, TX $23 $27 — 87 min —
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $23 $115 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Culberson Hospital Van Horn, TX $23 $41 — 95 min —
Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall, TX $24 $21 — 127 min —
Coon Memorial Hospital Dalhart, TX $24 — — 172 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)
$119
Cash / self-pay
$70
Insurer-negotiated
$69
Medicare pays
$19
$14$255
Median cash $70  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $70 — about 3.7× 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 $119 list price could save about $49 (41%).

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