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COVID-19 vaccine cost in California without insurance

In California, the median cash price for COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna) is $241.92 across 80 hospitals, from $44.62 to $3,403.00. The lowest is at Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding). The US median is $204.42.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

COVID-19 vaccines are billed by manufacturer, and each season's formula gets its own code, so the same brand can be listed under several codes in a hospital's file. Giving the shot is billed separately from the dose. Who can get the vaccine and whether insurance pays for it have changed from one season to the next, so check the CDC's current schedule before you book.

Collected Oct 17, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

COVID-19 vaccine prices in California by type

Each manufacturer's vaccine has its own code and its own price, and a hospital may list only one of them. Compare the same product across places and ask whether the administration fee is included.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech), age 12 and older · code 91320 73 $44.62–$2,760.00 $232.96 $196.65
COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna) COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna), age 12 and older · code 91322 80 $44.62–$3,403.00 $241.92 $204.42
Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in California. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask which manufacturer's vaccine the price is for and whether the injection fee (90471) is included.
  • Check the pharmacy chains and your health department first: they usually have the vaccine in stock and post a cash price.
  • If you are 65 or older, Medicare Part B pays for the vaccine; if you have no coverage, ask the clinic about assistance programs before paying the cash price.