Vaccines CPT 90680 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rotavirus vaccine (RotaTeq) cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for rotavirus vaccine, oral, 3-dose schedule (RotaTeq) as an inpatient: from $166.51 to $218.00, with a median of $166.51. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $179.32 at 70 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 90680, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$166.51Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa + 2 more
Median$166.51half of hospitals charge less
Highest$218.00in this market
Difference1.3×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $166.51Highest $218.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 "rotavirus vaccine live, pentavalent 2 mL Soln 2 mL TUBE" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $166.51 $320.21 — 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 "rotavirus vaccine live, pentavalent 2 mL Soln 2 mL TUBE" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $166.51 $320.21 — 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 "rotavirus vaccine live, pentavalent 2 mL Soln 2 mL TUBE" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $166.51 $320.21 — 48%
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 NDC Description Not Available File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $218.00 $290.66 — 25%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $166.51, median $166.51, highest $218.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $166.51 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

RotaTeq protects babies against rotavirus, a common cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration. It is given as drops by mouth, in three doses at 2, 4 and 6 months.

What the price covers

The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving an oral or nasal vaccine is billed as 90473 rather than the injection fee 90471; ask whether it is included.