Yellow fever vaccine cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for yellow fever vaccine, live as an inpatient: from $230.81 to $230.81, with a median of $230.81. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $141.12 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 90717, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 "yellow fever vaccine live (PF) 1,000 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" source file | $230.81 | $443.86 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 "yellow fever vaccine live (PF) 1,000 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" source file | $230.81 | $443.86 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 "yellow fever vaccine live (PF) 1,000 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" source file | $230.81 | $443.86 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 yellow fever vaccine live (PF) 10 exp4.74 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL source file | $418.46 | $804.74 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 yellow fever vaccine live (PF) 10 exp4.74 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL source file | $418.46 | $804.74 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 yellow fever vaccine live (PF) 10 exp4.74 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL source file | $418.46 | $804.74 | — | 48% |
Inpatient: lowest $230.81, median $230.81, highest $230.81.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $230.81 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
The yellow fever vaccine is a single shot for travel to parts of Africa and South America, and some countries require proof of it on an international certificate. One dose protects most people for life.
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).