Flu shot cost in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, 3 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $71.00 to $126.60, with a median of $118.76. The lowest listed price is at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium — $47.76 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $82.31 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 90656, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 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 Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium lowest Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Influenza vaccine, trivalent, split virus, preservative-free, 0.5 mL dosage | $71.00 | $71.00 | $56.80–$1,233.00 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE SPLIT PF SUSP PREF SYRINGE 0.5 ML | $118.76 | $152.25 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 49281-0424-50 - 2024-2025 influenza virus vaccine, | $126.60 | $422.00 | $23.22–$405.12 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 19515-0810-52 - influenza virus vaccine, inactivat | $126.60 | $422.00 | $23.22–$405.12 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 49281-0425-50 - influenza virus vaccine, inactivat | $126.60 | $422.00 | $23.22–$405.12 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 58160-0912-52 - influenza virus vaccine, inactivat | $126.60 | $422.00 | $23.22–$405.12 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $71.00, median $118.76, highest $126.60 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $164.88. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
A standard-dose flu shot protects against the influenza strains expected in the coming season, and the formula changes every year. This code is the preservative-free version given to most people.
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.