Rabies vaccine cost in California

In California, 166 hospitals publish a cash price for rabies vaccine, one dose: from $113.71 to $5,948.22, with a median of $706.41. The lowest price is at St. Rose Hospital (Hayward). The highest price is 52.3× the lowest.

• The median here, $706.41, is about the same as the US median of $706.82.
• That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($331.98).
• California ranks 28th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 32 of 166 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 90675. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map