Shingles Vaccine Cost - Buyer Experiences and Price Information

Not covered by Medicare. Pharmacist told me the cost was $247.25 before preparing the injection. The total on the paperwork was $247.25, when I started to check out the cashier wanted $268.25. I questioned and noted the total on the paperwork and my final cost was $247.25. This was an out of pocket expense and with scrip from my Doctor. No side affects. I am 66.

Medicare does NOT cover cost of shot...only flu and,pneumonia,shots.
Some Part Ds cover with a copay
I tend to agree with many people about the
1 in 3 number the drug companies push
My brother in law had shot..
Got shingles however says it was a milder case.

While I actually paid nothing for my shingles vaccination three days ago at a Rite Aid Pharmacy in Manhattan, New York City, using my platinum-level Obamacare health insurance, my insurer's website informs me that its actual value was $283.99. I have no idea if that amount is what Rite Aid actually charged my insurer, or whether that's Rite Aid's free-market price to the uninsured, or whether that price is a fanciful, exaggerated number that my insurer is quoting merely to make my benefits sound more valuable than they are. (Earlier this year, I paid $7.26 for blood tests and lab work that the insurer claimed cost over $600.)

I had a checkup & got a shingles shot. I told Dr. I will pay if insurance does not. He sent it in, not as a prescription, just a service for shot. They would not pay & said it may be covered as a prescription. Pa Highmark BS PPO. They have the information & cannot send it to whoever does prescription claims. Waste my & Dr's time & are rude on top of it. I will look for other ins.

Noone wants to cover the expensive shot that may also require a booster later on.

Talk about sticker shock! I really don't understand how medical professionals w/o blinking an eye encourage this shot to someone who is on Medicare. There is no disclosure on this and I believe it needs to be before state consumer protection review.

The large rash lasted a week or two on my lower back. Really wasn't that painful, a bit itchy but less than an insect bite. There were a couple of sharp pain jolts every now and then for a week but nothing I couldn't live with. It all resolved within 2 weeks. It left a scabby area which dropped off a within a week.
I'm glad I didn't pay the $200 for a vaccine. It wasn't that big a deal. Once you get Shingles, most people will never get it again.
in order to post this, I had to choose a date purchased. Please disregard.

Just turned 60 waiting for next doctor visit to get vaccine. Too late. Now I have spent $400+ in copays and for meds, missed 20 days, cannot sleep, in deep pain nothing helps and its not over! Wish I had paid $300 out of pocket. You do Not want to get this, and it comes when you are Dow.

Got it at Walmart for free. Have UHC I pay 900/mo. for, everything should be free as far as I'm concerned.

WHY SO MUCH I'M 77 YEAR OLD MY INSURANCE PAID
ABOUT 2O.00 ONLY IT SHOULD BE CHEAPER IS MY
OPINION

Told my Dr I had never had the chicken pox. He just smiled and said I should get the shot, which I did. That was 2 days ago. I have swollen glands, sore throat, and feel like I was run over by a truck. Wish I would have listened to my mother and not the dr.

I think Costoc provides pharmacy and immunization services to non-members. The price for people who do not have insurance is $206. Seems to be the best price.