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Old 10-27-2013, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by blueash View Post
You read that wrong...
The cost at the health department is the cost of the vaccine including any shipping or handling cost with an ADDITIONAL charge of $15. Thus if the cost for the health department to acquire the vaccine is $200 the charge to the patient is $215.
I see that now that you point it out. However, I wouldn't assume the health department's cost is $200 until we ask them by phone. Typically the county health departments' charges to the patient are quite low, comparatively.