Adjuvanted flu shot (65+) cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for adjuvanted flu shot (with an immune booster ingredient), for age 65 and older: from $113.00 to $392.10, with a median of $113.00. The lowest listed price is at The Miriam Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Rhode Island, the median is $113.00 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Miriam Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 PR IIV ADJUVANTED VACCINE FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE | $113.00 | $113.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 PR IIV ADJUVANTED VACCINE FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE | $113.00 | $113.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 FLU VACC 2025-26(65YR UP)-MF59C(PF) 45 MCG(15 MCGX3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE [216246] | $392.10 | $392.10 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $113.00, median $113.00, highest $392.10 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $113.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90653 ($94.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RIFLU VACC 2025-26(65YR UP)-MF59C(PF) 45 MCG(15 MCGX3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE [216246] | $0.50 | file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RIFLU VACC 2025-26(65YR UP)-MF59C(PF) 45 MCG(15 MCGX3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE [216246] | $0.50 | file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RIFLU VACC 2025-26(65YR UP)-MF59C(PF) 45 MCG(15 MCGX3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE [216246] | $0.50 | file |