Injection (shot) cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing as an inpatient: from $58.50 to $179.20, with a median of $159.48. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care — $100.98 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $168.96 at 103 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Apr 1, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Therapeutic Prophylactic/Dx Injection Subq/Im | $58.50 | $117.00 | $32.81–$111.18 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC INJECTION IM/SQ OBED | $139.75 | $559.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC INJECTION IM/SQ | $139.75 | $559.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION DEPO-PROVERA | $179.20 | $320.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION DEPO-PROVERA | $179.20 | $320.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJECTION SUBQ/IM | $226.24 | $404.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJECTION SUBQ/IM | $226.24 | $404.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION OF VITAMIN B12 | $236.88 | $423.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "INJECTION, HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPHIN, SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $236.88 | $423.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "INJECTION, TESTOSTERONE, SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $236.88 | $423.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "ADMINISTRATION OF INSULIN, SUBCUTANEOUS" | $236.88 | $423.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "ADMINISTRATION OF INSULIN, SUBCUTANEOUS" | $236.88 | $423.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "INJECTION, LUPRON SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $236.88 | $423.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION OF VITAMIN B12 | $236.88 | $423.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "INJECTION, LUPRON SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $236.88 | $423.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "INJECTION, HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPHIN, SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $236.88 | $423.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "INJECTION, TESTOSTERONE, SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR" | $236.88 | $423.00 | $86.00–$269.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Ther/Diag/Proph Inj Subq/Im | $373.20 | $933.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Therap/Pro/Dx Inj Sq/Im | $373.20 | $933.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $58.50, median $159.48, highest $179.20 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $139.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.