Adjuvanted flu shot (65+) cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 16 hospitals list a cash price for adjuvanted flu shot (with an immune booster ingredient), for age 65 and older: from $33.44 to $458.64, with a median of $89.97. The lowest listed price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital — $56.53 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $83.20 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 14 cities for code 90653, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Influenza (Fluad) Trivalent 0.5ml >65+ Im (Fc) | $33.44 | $176.00 | $52.98–$147.49 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Influenza (Fluad) Trivalent 0.5ml >65+ Im (Fc) | $33.44 | $176.00 | $52.98–$147.49 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Influenza (Fluad) Trivalent 0.5ml >65+ Im (Fc) | $40.48 | $176.00 | $36.28 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Influenza (Fluad) Trivalent 0.5ml >65+ Im (Fc) | $40.48 | $176.00 | $61.07–$185.50 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Influenza vaccine, inactivated | $82.32 | $294.00 | $294.00 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Influenza Vac (Iiv) Inactv Subunit Adjuvantd Im | $83.20 | $128.00 | $17.28–$69.89 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Influenza Vac (Iiv) Inactv Subunit Adjuvantd Im | $83.20 | $128.00 | $17.28–$69.89 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Influenza Vac (Iiv) Inactv Subunit Adjuvantd Im | $83.20 | $128.00 | $17.28–$69.89 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Influenza Vac (Iiv) Inactv Subunit Adjuvantd Im | $83.20 | $128.00 | $17.28–$69.89 | 35% | — source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $89.97 | $359.90 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $89.97 | $359.90 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $89.97 | $359.90 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $89.97 | $359.90 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $89.97 | $359.90 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $89.97 | $359.90 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $89.97 | $359.90 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $89.97 | $359.90 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL INFLUENZA VAC (IIV) INACTV SUBUNIT ADJUVANTD IM | $180.00 | $180.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 INFLUENZA VAC (IIV) INACTV SUBUNIT ADJUVANTD IM | $180.00 | $180.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 INFLUENZA VAC (IIV) INACTV SUBUNIT ADJUVANTD IM | $180.00 | $180.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY [156008] | $458.64 | $655.20 | $0.01–$583.13 | 30% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Merrillville, IN INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY [156008] | $458.64 | $655.20 | $0.01–$583.13 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $33.44, median $89.97, highest $458.64 — a 13.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $89.97. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
The adjuvanted flu shot contains an added ingredient (MF59) that strengthens the immune response. It is one of three flu vaccines the CDC prefers for people 65 and older.
What the price covers
The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving the shot is usually a separate line (code 90471 for the first vaccine of the visit); Medicare bills use G0008 instead.