Adjuvanted flu shot (65+) cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for adjuvanted flu shot (with an immune booster ingredient), for age 65 and older: from $56.53 to $64.00, with a median of $58.58. The lowest listed price is at Strong Memorial Hospital — $2.05 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $141.00 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT (FLUAD) ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY *I* | $56.53 | $141.32 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT (FLUAD) ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY *I* | $56.64 | $141.60 | — | 60% | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT (FLUAD) ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY *I* | $60.52 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB Influenza Vaccine Inact Subunit Adjuvant Im | $64.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Influenza Vaccine Inact Subunit Adjuvant Im | $68.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 INFLUENZA VAC A&B SURF ANT (FLUAD) ADJ 0.5 ML IM SUSY *I* | $71.14 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 PR IIV ADJUVANTED VACCINE FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE | $76.33 | $128.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 PR IIV ADJUVANTED VACCINE FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE | $76.92 | $129.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 PR IIV ADJUVANTED VACCINE FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE | $87.50 | $175.00 | $83.49–$171.78 | 50% | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Influenza Vaccine Inact Subunit Adjuvant Im | $119.85 | — | $15.20–$129.00 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Influenza Vaccine Inact Subunit Adjuvant Im | $119.85 | — | $17.80–$129.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $56.53, median $58.58, highest $64.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $66.49. 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.