Vaccines CPT 90738 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Japanese encephalitis vaccine cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for japanese encephalitis vaccine (Ixiaro), 2-dose schedule as an inpatient: from $272.00 to $481.34, with a median of $481.34. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $209.34 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $274.48 at 44 hospitals.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities for code 90738, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$272.00UCI Health-Orange

Median$481.34half of hospitals charge less

Highest$481.34in this market

Difference1.8×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

median

Lowest $272.00Highest $481.34

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB VACCINE JAPENESE ENCEPHALITIS INACTIVATED INTRAMUSCULAR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$272.00	$680.00	—	60%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%
Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%

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 $272.00, median $481.34, highest $481.34 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $481.34 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

Ixiaro protects against Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne brain infection in rural Asia. It is two doses 28 days apart, finished at least a week before travel.

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).