COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer) cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech), age 12 and older: from $173.71 to $173.71, with a median of $173.71. Across California, the median is $232.96 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 91320, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Sarscv2 vac 30mcg trs-suc im | $173.71 | $327.75 | — | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $173.71, median $173.71, highest $173.71.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $173.71. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This code is the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 12 and older, updated each season to match circulating variants. Who is advised to get it changed in 2025, so check current guidance with a doctor or pharmacist.
What the price covers
The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving the shot is billed separately, for COVID-19 vaccines with code 90480 rather than 90471.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 91320 ($201.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CALevetiracetam waste per 10mg | $0.53 | file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CAMetoclopramide iv 5mg/ml (2ml vial) | $14.84 | file |