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Flu shot cost in New York without insurance

In New York, the median cash price for Flu shot is $28.38 across 83 hospitals, from $4.86 to $113.00. The lowest is at Cobleskill Regional Hospital (Cobleskill) and 1 other hospital. The US median is $37.64.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

The flu vaccine is billed by product: the standard-dose shot is one code, the high-dose and adjuvanted shots made for adults 65 and older have their own, and giving the shot is a separate administration fee. Hospitals rarely offer flu shots to walk-in patients, so their cash price is mostly a benchmark; pharmacies, health departments and community health centers are where most uninsured people get one.

Collected Oct 24, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Flu shot prices in New York by type

Standard-dose shots are the cheapest; the high-dose, adjuvanted and recombinant vaccines cost several times more because the product costs more, not because the hospital charges more for the visit. Ask which vaccine the quoted price is for, and whether the administration fee is included.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Flu shot Flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older · code 90656 83 $4.86–$113.00 $28.38 $37.64
High-dose flu shot (65+) High-dose flu shot, preservative-free, mainly for age 65 and older · code 90662 73 $23.04–$529.22 $111.15 $100.00
Adjuvanted flu shot (65+) Adjuvanted flu shot (with an immune booster ingredient), for age 65 and older · code 90653 48 $28.98–$311.00 $106.03 $95.40
Flu shot, recombinant (Flublok) Flu shot, recombinant, egg-free (Flublok) · code 90673 52 $16.29–$310.00 $106.03 $83.00
Nasal flu vaccine (FluMist) Nasal spray flu vaccine, live (FluMist) · code 90660 38 $22.00–$271.59 $43.17 $38.25
Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in New York. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

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Flu shot cost by metro area in New York

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask whether the price is for the standard-dose vaccine or one of the 65-and-older versions, and whether the injection fee (90471) is included.
  • Compare with a pharmacy's posted cash price and your local health department before booking at a hospital; many health departments give flu shots free or at a reduced fee.
  • Children under 19 without insurance can get the flu vaccine free through the Vaccines for Children program at participating clinics.