Injection (shot) cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing as an inpatient: from $56.25 to $297.00, with a median of $188.05. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego — $131.80 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $168.96 at 103 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 96372, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 2026.
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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, Im Or Subcut | $56.25 | $75.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 96372 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ, SC/IM CHARGE | $106.19 | $176.99 | $123.89–$137.88 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 96372 Therapeutic; prophylactic, or diagnostic injection, subcutaneous or intramuscular | $106.19 | $176.99 | $123.89–$137.88 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 96372- Subq/IM Injection | $106.19 | $176.99 | $123.89–$137.88 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 96372 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ SC/IM ED TECH FEE | $106.19 | $176.99 | $123.89–$137.88 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 96372 IM Sq Injection | $106.19 | $176.99 | $123.89–$137.88 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION DEPO-PROVERA | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJECTION SUBQ/IM | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA "INJECTION, LUPRON SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA "INJECTION, TESTOSTERONE, SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION DEPO-PROVERA | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJECTION SUBQ/IM | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 "INJECTION, LUPRON SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 "INJECTION, TESTOSTERONE, SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION DEPO-PROVERA | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJECTION SUBQ/IM | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 "INJECTION, LUPRON SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 "INJECTION, TESTOSTERONE, SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $135.20 | $260.00 | $71.00–$210.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Im Injection | $236.25 | $315.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Injection Im/Sub Q | $236.25 | $315.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Injection Into Tissue Or Muscle For Therapy, Diagnosis, Or Prevention | $240.90 | $438.00 | $15.54–$591.30 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Administration Synagis | $271.50 | $362.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Non-Chemo Sub-Q/Im Injection | $271.50 | $362.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Ed Inject Im/Subcutaneous | $271.50 | $362.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Therapeutic,Prophylactic Inj | $271.50 | $362.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC INJECTION IM/SUB Q | $297.00 | $396.00 | $110.88–$316.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC INJECTION IM/SUB Q | $297.00 | $396.00 | $59.40–$460.69 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC INJECTIONTHERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST IM OR SUBCUT | $297.00 | $396.00 | $110.88–$297.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC INJECTION IM/SUB Q | $297.00 | $396.00 | $55.44–$388.08 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC INJECTIONTHERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST IM OR SUBCUT | $297.00 | $396.00 | $59.40–$388.08 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC INJECTION IM/SUB Q | $297.00 | $396.00 | $25.03–$388.08 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC INJECTIONTHERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST IM OR SUBCUT | $297.00 | $396.00 | $25.03–$7,244.35 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC INJECTIONTHERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST IM OR SUBCUT | $297.00 | $396.00 | $59.40–$316.80 | 25% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $56.25, median $188.05, highest $297.00 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $135.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. 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
This code is the fee for giving a shot under the skin or into a muscle, for example an antibiotic, vitamin B12, a pain medicine or a birth control shot. Vaccines use a different code (90471).
What the price covers
The price is for giving the shot. The medicine is billed separately, usually under its own J code.