Vaccines CPT 90738 Outpatient

Japanese encephalitis vaccine cost in San Diego, CA

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for japanese encephalitis vaccine (Ixiaro), 2-dose schedule: from $481.34 to $876.39, with a median of $481.34. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $274.48 at 44 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 90738, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$481.34Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa + 2 more

Median$481.34half of hospitals charge less

Highest$876.39in 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

median

Lowest $481.34Highest $876.39

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 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (PF) 6 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE source file	$481.34	$925.65	—	48%
UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Vaccine Japenese Encephalitis Inactivated Intramuscular File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$876.39	$1,593.43	$191.21–$2,151.13	45%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $481.34, median $481.34, highest $876.39 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $481.34. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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

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).