DTaP vaccine (child) cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough), under age 7: from $24.21 to $165.12, with a median of $36.07. The lowest listed price is at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and 1 other hospital — $11.86 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $71.38 at 122 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 90700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas lowest Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 DIPH,PERTUS(ACEL),TET PED(PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SYRINGE | $24.21 | $96.83 | $7.75–$77.46 | 75% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 DIPH,PERTUS(ACEL),TET PED(PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SYRINGE | $24.21 | $96.83 | $7.75–$77.46 | 75% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PEDI (PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SUSP | $36.07 | $48.10 | $1.00–$38.48 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PEDI (PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SUSP | $36.07 | $48.10 | $1.00–$47.14 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PEDI (PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SUSP | $36.07 | $48.10 | $1.00–$47.14 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PEDI (PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SUSP | $36.07 | $48.10 | $6.73–$1,158.42 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 278-4110 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PEDI (PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SUSP | $36.07 | $48.10 | $1.00–$47.14 | 25% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Vaccine Diphtheria Tetanus Acellular Pertussis Patient Younger Than 7 Years | $68.45 | $124.45 | $14.93–$168.01 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Infanrix: 10 Syringe In 1 Carton (58160-810-52) / .5 Ml In 1 Syringe (58160-810-43) | $79.90 | $106.54 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 diphtheria/pertussis/acel/tetanus pediatric 25units-58 mcg-10 units/0.5mL UD [CITY] | $99.04 | $165.06 | $32.58–$115.54 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PED(PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SYRINGE | $145.53 | $194.04 | $1.00–$190.16 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PED(PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SYRINGE | $145.53 | $194.04 | $1.00–$280.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 278-4110 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PED(PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SYRINGE | $145.53 | $194.04 | $1.00–$190.16 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PED(PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SYRINGE | $145.53 | $194.04 | $1.00–$174.64 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PED(PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SYRINGE | $145.53 | $194.04 | $1.00–$190.16 | 25% | — source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA 58160-0810-11 - DIPHTHERIA/TETANUS/ | $165.12 | $275.20 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 58160-0810-11 - DIPHTHERIA/TETANUS/ | $165.12 | $275.20 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PEDI (PF) 15 LF UNIT-10 MCG-5 LF/0.5 ML IM SUSP | $173.35 | $231.13 | $1.00–$226.51 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PEDI (PF) 15 LF UNIT-10 MCG-5 LF/0.5 ML IM SUSP | $173.35 | $231.13 | $1.00–$208.02 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PEDI (PF) 15 LF UNIT-10 MCG-5 LF/0.5 ML IM SUSP | $173.35 | $231.13 | $1.00–$226.51 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PEDI (PF) 15 LF UNIT-10 MCG-5 LF/0.5 ML IM SUSP | $173.35 | $231.13 | $1.10–$208.02 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 278-4110 DIPHPERTUS(ACEL)TET PEDI (PF) 15 LF UNIT-10 MCG-5 LF/0.5 ML IM SUSP | $173.35 | $231.13 | $1.10–$208.02 | 25% | — source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA 58160-0810-52 - DIPHTHERIA/TETANUS/ | $195.36 | $325.60 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 58160-0810-52 - DIPHTHERIA/TETANUS/ | $195.36 | $325.60 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.21, median $36.07, highest $165.12 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $36.07. 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 9 of 9 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
DTaP protects young children against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough (pertussis). Children get five doses: at 2, 4 and 6 months, at 15 to 18 months and at 4 to 6 years. Older children and adults get Tdap instead.
What the price covers
The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving the shot is usually a separate line (code 90471 for the first vaccine of the visit, 90472 for each additional one).