Tetanus shot (Td) cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Td vaccine (tetanus and diphtheria booster), age 7 and older as an inpatient: from $40.32 to $159.60, with a median of $56.76. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose and 1 other hospital — $16.44 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $75.80 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 90714, 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.
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 TD VACCINE PRSRV FREE 7 YRS OR OLDER FOR IM USE | $40.32 | $72.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara lowest Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 TD VACCINE PRSRV FREE 7 YRS OR OLDER FOR IM USE | $40.32 | $72.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 tetanus and diphther. tox (PF) per 0.5 mL | $73.19 | $292.76 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Dip/Tet Pf Vacc >7yr Im Dose | $159.60 | $399.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 TETANUS AND DIPHTHER. TOX (PF) 5-2 LF UNIT/0.5 ML IM SYRG | $193.64 | $484.10 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 TETANUS AND DIPHTHER. TOX (PF) 5 LF UNIT- 2 LF UNIT/0.5ML IM SUSP | $193.64 | $484.10 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $40.32, median $56.76, highest $159.60 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $73.19 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
Td is a tetanus and diphtheria booster without the whooping cough part. It is used for the 10-year booster and after injuries, and either Td or Tdap can be used for that.
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).