Vaccines CPT 90653 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Adjuvanted flu shot (65+) cost in Richmond, CA — inpatient

In Richmond, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for adjuvanted flu shot (with an immune booster ingredient), for age 65 and older as an inpatient: from $125.44 to $125.44, with a median of $125.44. Across California, the median is $141.28 at 53 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90653, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$125.44Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond Campus
Median$125.44half pay less
Highest$125.44in this market
Difference1.0×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 Richmond, CA.

median
Lowest $125.44Highest $152.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond Campus lowest Richmond, CA IIV ADJUVANTED VACCINE FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE $125.44 $224.00 — 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA flu vaccine 2025-26 (65 yrs up) PF 45 mcg (15 mcg x 3)/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE $152.15 $271.70 — 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $125.44, median $125.44, highest $125.44.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $125.44 — 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.