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Administration of Vaccine, each Additional Vaccine Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 197 California hospitals. CPT 90472. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $76.72
📉 Low $3.50
📈 High $1,894
🏥 197 hospitals
🏛️ 108 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $18.02
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 197 hospitals.
Billed more than $76.72 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | Kaiser | MultiPlan | UHC | BCBS | Cigna | First Health | Aetna | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL GILROY |
$3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE |
$3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL SAN JOSE |
$3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SAN JOSE |
$3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING |
$4.63 | — | — | $75.00 | $15.30 | $38.90 | — | $53.40 | $66.10 |
| PACIFICA HOSPITAL OF THE VALLEY SUN VALLEY |
$6.00 | — | — | — | $6.00 | — | — | $3.00 | — |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER BAKERSFIELD |
$7.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER NEEDLES |
$9.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE |
$10.00 | — | $15.00 | $16.00 | $18.00 | $15.00 | — | — | $15.00 |
| UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS |
$13.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$13.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - PLACENTIA LINDA PLACENTIA |
$13.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE |
$13.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER ESPLANADE CHICO |
$15.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FORTUNA |
$15.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BIG BEAR LAKE |
$18.19 | — | — | $11.05 | $8.78 | — | — | — | $9.10 |
| MARK TWAIN MEDICAL CENTER SAN ANDREAS |
$19.98 | $7.77 | $29.40 | $7.77 | $7.77 | $26.85 | $22.50 | $7.77 | $7.77 |
| CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MATRINEZ |
$20.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$20.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO |
$20.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCSF LANGLEY PORTER PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL - MOUNT ZION 7TH FLOOR |
$20.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER SANTA MONICA |
$22.75 | — | — | — | $61.17 | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JUDE MEDICAL CENTER FULLERTON |
$23.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER MODESTO |
$23.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL - ORANGE ORANGE |
$24.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE CEDARS-SINAI TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER TARZANA |
$25.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ZUCKERBERG SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND TRAUMA CENTER SAN FRANCISCO |
$26.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$26.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STANFORD HEALTH CARE TRI-VALLEY LIVERMORE LIVERMORE |
$32.80 | — | — | — | $104 | — | — | — | — |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND OAKLAND |
$33.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PALMDALE |
$33.60 | $14.70 | $75.60 | — | — | $30.16 | — | $25.03 | — |
| SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE RANCHO SPRINGS HOSPITAL TEMECULA |
$33.60 | $24.95 | $75.60 | $6.40 | — | $30.16 | — | $25.03 | — |
| KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER W MINERAL KING AVE VISALIA |
$33.76 | — | — | $68.90 | $74.00 | $75.00 | — | $60.60 | $89.20 |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-BAKERSFIELD BAKERSFIELD |
$34.99 | — | — | $80.00 | $50.00 | — | — | $60.00 | $4.46 |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
$35.91 | — | $151 | $80.99 | $77.49 | — | — | — | $11.60 |
| TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE |
$36.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WATSONVILLE |
$37.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEROLD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GARBERVILLE |
$40.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LOS ANGELES GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER LOS ANGELES |
$42.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OLIVE VIEW-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER SYLMAR |
$42.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE |
$42.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHAB CENTER DOWNEY |
$42.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLOVIS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER CLOVIS |
$42.40 | $16.99 | $45.05 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $39.75 | $16.99 | $16.99 |
| FRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$42.40 | $16.99 | $45.05 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $39.75 | $16.99 | $15.29 |
| COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER FRESNO |
$42.40 | $16.99 | $45.05 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $39.75 | $16.99 | $15.29 |
| COMMUNITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER-FRESNO FRESNO |
$42.40 | $16.99 | $45.05 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $39.75 | $16.99 | $15.29 |
| EL CAMINO HOSPITAL LOS GATOS LOS GATOS |
$42.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHN MUIR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER CONCORD |
$45.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEALDSBURG DISTRICT HOSPITAL HEALDSBURG |
$45.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE TORRANCE |
$46.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER SAN PEDRO SAN PEDRO |
$46.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL CAMARILLO CAMARILLO |
$46.90 | $70.06 | $90.40 | $113 | — | — | $75.71 | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE MISSION HOSPITAL LAGUNA BEACH LAGUNA BEACH |
$47.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO |
$47.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15.67 |
| DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF MANTECA MANTECA |
$48.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HI-DESERT MEDICAL CENTER JOSHUA TREE |
$48.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER REDDING REDDING |
$48.17 | — | $93.10 | $93.10 | — | $76.00 | — | — | $92.15 |
| CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CORONA |
$52.00 | $42.44 | $118 | $65.50 | — | $47.03 | — | $39.04 | — |
| KAISER PERMANENTE WOODLAND HILLS MEDICAL CENTER WOODLAND HILLS |
$52.00 | $17.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KAISER PERMANENTE SAN MARCOS MEDICAL CENTER SAN MARCOS |
$52.00 | $17.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 90472, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $38.00 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $76.72 for this?
That is the median of what the 197 California hospitals above publish for Administration of vaccine, each additional vaccine — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 90472 in California, Medicare reimburses about $18.02 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in California range from $3.50 to $1,894 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.3x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does administration of vaccine, each additional vaccine cost in California?
- Cash prices for administration of vaccine, each additional vaccine (CPT 90472) in California range from $3.50 to $1,894, with a median of $76.72. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest administration of vaccine, each additional vaccine in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $3.50. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 90472 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.