Vaccines CPT 90738 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Japanese encephalitis vaccine cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for japanese encephalitis vaccine (Ixiaro), 2-dose schedule as an inpatient: from $481.34 to $481.34, 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 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 90738, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

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

Median$481.34half of hospitals charge less

Highest$481.34in this market

Difference1.0×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 $481.34

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%

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 $481.34, median $481.34, highest $481.34.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 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).