Meningitis B vaccine (Bexsero) cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for meningococcal B vaccine (Bexsero), 2-dose schedule: from $239.12 to $939.20, with a median of $322.87. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose and 1 other hospital — $83.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $270.60 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 90620, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose lowest San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 MENB-4C RECOMBNT PROT & OUTER MEMB VESIC VACC IM | $239.12 | $427.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara lowest Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 MENB-4C RECOMBNT PROT & OUTER MEMB VESIC VACC IM | $239.12 | $427.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 Meningococcal recombinant protein and outer membrane vesicle vaccine, serogroup B (MenB-4C), 2 dose schedule, for intramuscular use | $322.87 | $1,291.49 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Menb Rp W/Omv Vaccine (Menb-4c) Im | $768.00 | $1,536.00 | $491.37 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Mening Rec Sero B 2 Dose Im | $939.20 | $2,348.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 HUMAN PAPILLOMAV VAC,9-VAL(PF) 0.5 ML IM SYRG | $1,092.44 | $2,731.09 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 MENINGOCOCCAL B VACCINE,4-COMP 50-50-50-25 MCG/0.5 ML IM SYRG | $1,092.44 | $2,731.09 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 MENINGOCOCCAL B VAC,4-CMP 50 MCG-50 MCG-50 MCG-25 MCG/0.5ML IM SYRINGE | $1,623.36 | $3,246.72 | $1,038.63 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $239.12, median $322.87, highest $939.20 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $281.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Bexsero protects against meningococcal type B, a cause of meningitis outbreaks on college campuses. It is given in two doses at least one month apart, mainly to people 16 to 23 after talking with a doctor, and to people at higher risk.
What the price covers
The price is for one dose. , and the series takes two doses.