Vaccine administration Cost in Los Angeles, CA (2026)

Prices at 6 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $109 — 92% above the US median ($57), roughly 5.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	$78	—	★ 5/5	—	—
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La	Los Angeles, CA	$78	—	★ 3/5	—	—
California Hospital Medical Center La	Los Angeles, CA	$109	$90	★ 2/5	254 min	—
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital	Los Angeles, CA	$151	$92	★ 1/5	172 min	—
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	$257	$89	★ 5/5	355 min	—

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)

$151

Cash / self-pay

$109

Insurer-negotiated

$91

Medicare pays

$19

$78$215

Median cash $109 · Medicare $19 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $109 — about 5.7× the Medicare rate ($19). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $151 list price could save about $43 (28%).

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Doctors who perform this in Los Angeles

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Dan Katz, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	Los Angeles, CA	56
Ardis Moe, MD	Family Practice	Los Angeles, CA	15
Kenneth Jung, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	Los Angeles, CA	14

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