Vaccine administration fee cost in California

In California, 208 hospitals publish a cash price for vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit: from $10.00 to $874.75, with a median of $104.60. The lowest price is at Northern Inyo Hospital (Bishop) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 87.5× the lowest.

• The median here, $104.60, is 79% above the US median of $58.54.
• That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($73.56).
• California ranks 44th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 58 of 208 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90471. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map