Tdap vaccine cost in San Antonio, TX
In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough), age 7 and older: from $37.60 to $148.64, with a median of $93.12. The lowest listed price is at University Health System — $55.52 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $105.64 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90715, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Jan 13, 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 Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Health System lowest San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC PBB TDAP VACCINE 7 YRS OR OLDER, IM | $37.60 | $150.39 | $55.64–$375.98 | 75% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| University Health System San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 Tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap), 7 years or older | $73.31 | $293.23 | $108.50–$733.08 | 75% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills San Antonio, TX Tdap (Boostrix) injection (adult) 0.5 mL | $148.64 | $450.43 | $39.07–$427.90 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $37.60, median $93.12, highest $148.64 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $37.60. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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
Tdap protects against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough (pertussis). Adults who never had it get one dose, pregnant women get one in each pregnancy, and it can replace a tetanus booster.
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).