Shingles vaccine cost in California

Prices at 69 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $298 — 11% above the US median ($270).

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA $207 $220 ★ 4/5 328 min —
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Colton, CA $210 $202 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Martinez, CA $257 — ★ 4/5 171 min —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Panorama City Panorama City, CA $263 — ★ 4/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA $263 — ★ 5/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Downey Downey, CA $263 — ★ 4/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/ontario Fontana, CA $263 — ★ 3/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-South Bay Harbor City, CA $263 — ★ 3/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Diego San Diego, CA $263 — ★ 4/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La Los Angeles, CA $263 — ★ 3/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Orange County-Anaheim Anaheim, CA $263 — ★ 4/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA $263 — ★ 4/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside Riverside, CA $263 — ★ 4/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA $263 — ★ 3/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA $263 — ★ 4/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Marcos San Marcos, CA $263 — ★ 4/5 — —
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $268 $309 ★ 3/5 240 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton, CA $297 $467 ★ 3/5 225 min —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA $298 — ★ 4/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA $298 — ★ 2/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA $298 — ★ 3/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Oakland/richmond Oakland, CA $298 — ★ 2/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Francisco San Francisco, CA $298 — ★ 4/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento Sacramento, CA $298 — ★ 4/5 — —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Fremont Fremont, CA $298 — ★ 4/5 — —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$533
Cash / self-pay
$298
Insurer-negotiated
$233
$263$940
Median cash $298  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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