Rabies vaccine cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for rabies vaccine, one dose: from $706.41 to $1,596.52, with a median of $1,074.04. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa and 2 other hospitals — $367.63 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $706.41 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 90675, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA rabies HDCV (PF) vaccine 2.5 unit Recon soln 1 Each VIAL | $706.41 | $1,358.49 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 rabies HDCV (PF) vaccine 2.5 unit Recon soln 1 Each VIAL | $706.41 | $1,358.49 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego, CA rabies HDCV (PF) vaccine 2.5 unit Recon soln 1 Each VIAL | $706.41 | $1,358.49 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 rabies vaccine PCEC (PF) 2.5 unit Recon susp 1 Each VIAL | $707.71 | $1,360.98 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA rabies vaccine PCEC (PF) 2.5 unit Recon susp 1 Each VIAL | $707.71 | $1,360.98 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA rabies vaccine PCEC (PF) 2.5 unit Recon susp 1 Each VIAL | $707.71 | $1,360.98 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 rabies vaccine, chick embryo cell 2.5 intl units IM Inj [CITY] | $1,043.05 | $1,738.42 | $275.82–$1,216.89 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 RABIES VACCINE PURIFIED CHICKEN EMBRYO CELL (PF) 2.5 UNIT IM SUSP | $1,074.04 | $1,432.05 | $1.00–$1,403.41 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 RABIES VACCINE PURIFIED CHICKEN EMBRYO CELL (PF) 2.5 UNIT IM SUSP | $1,074.04 | $1,432.05 | $1.00–$1,403.41 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 RABIES VACCINE PURIFIED CHICKEN EMBRYO CELL (PF) 2.5 UNIT IM SUSP | $1,074.04 | $1,432.05 | $1.00–$1,174.28 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 RABIES VACCINE PURIFIED CHICKEN EMBRYO CELL (PF) 2.5 UNIT IM SUSP | $1,074.04 | $1,432.05 | $1.15–$1,403.41 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 278-4110 RABIES VACCINE PURIFIED CHICKEN EMBRYO CELL (PF) 2.5 UNIT IM SUSP | $1,074.04 | $1,432.05 | $1.00–$1,403.41 | 25% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Vaccine Rabies | $1,105.67 | $2,010.31 | $241.24–$2,713.92 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 RABIES VIRUS VACCINE, HDC IM SUSR | $1,155.87 | $2,101.58 | $252.19–$2,837.13 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 RABIES VACCINEHUMAN DIPLOID (PF) 2.5 UNIT INTRAMUSCULAR SOLUTION | $1,246.09 | $1,661.45 | $1.00–$1,329.16 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 278-4110 RABIES VACCINEHUMAN DIPLOID (PF) 2.5 UNIT INTRAMUSCULAR SOLUTION | $1,246.09 | $1,661.45 | $0.83–$1,495.30 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 RABIES VACCINEHUMAN DIPLOID (PF) 2.5 UNIT INTRAMUSCULAR SOLUTION | $1,246.09 | $1,661.45 | $5.43–$1,279.32 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 RABIES VACCINEHUMAN DIPLOID (PF) 2.5 UNIT INTRAMUSCULAR SOLUTION | $1,246.09 | $1,661.45 | $0.83–$1,495.30 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 RABIES VACCINEHUMAN DIPLOID (PF) 2.5 UNIT INTRAMUSCULAR SOLUTION | $1,246.09 | $1,661.45 | $1.10–$1,628.22 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 RabAvert: 1 KIT in 1 CARTON (58160-964-12) * 1 mL in 1 VIAL, GLASS (58160-966-01) * 1 mL in 1 SYRINGE (58160-967-02) | $1,596.52 | $2,128.70 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rabavert: 1 Kit In 1 Carton (50632-010-01) * 1 Ml In 1 Syringe (50632-011-01) * 1 Ml In 1 Vial, Glass (50632-013-01) | $1,670.83 | $2,227.77 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 NDC Description Not Available | $1,676.34 | $2,235.12 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $706.41, median $1,074.04, highest $1,596.52 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,074.04. 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 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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
Rabies vaccine is given after a bite or scratch from an animal that may have rabies, and before travel or work with animals. After an exposure, a person who was never vaccinated gets four doses over two weeks plus rabies immune globulin on the first day.
What the price covers
The price is for one dose. After an exposure you need several doses and usually rabies immune globulin (codes 90375 or 90376), often the most expensive part, and each injection is billed separately (90471).