Vaccines CPT 90653 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Adjuvanted flu shot (65+) cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for adjuvanted flu shot (with an immune booster ingredient), for age 65 and older as an inpatient: from $39.90 to $508.57, with a median of $508.57. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $468.67 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $81.00 at 41 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 90653, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$39.90Methodist Hospital Levelland
Median$508.57half pay less
Highest$508.57in this market
Difference12.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lubbock, TX.

median
Lowest $39.90Highest $508.57

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC PR RX INFLUENZA INACTIVATED IIV ADJUVANTED IM 0.5 ML $39.90 $95.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 INFLUENZA VAC TYPE A&B SURFACE ANT ADJ SUSP PREF SYR 0.5 ML $508.57 $1,210.89 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 INFLUENZA VAC TYPE A&B SURFACE ANT ADJ SUSP PREF SYR 0.5 ML $508.57 $1,210.89 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 INFLUENZA VAC TYPE A&B SURFACE ANT ADJ SUSP PREF SYR 0.5 ML $508.57 $1,210.89 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $39.90, median $508.57, highest $508.57 — a 12.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $39.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.