Flu shot cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 14 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older as an inpatient: from $20.00 to $164.00, with a median of $20.00. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast and 7 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $68.50 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 11 cities for code 90656, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $12.12–$38.00 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $11.47–$38.00 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $12.12–$38.00 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $13.40–$36.80 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $12.12–$36.80 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $12.12–$36.00 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $12.12–$36.80 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $12.12–$36.00 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $12.40–$35.20 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Belmont, NC FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $13.40–$36.80 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $12.12–$38.00 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $20.00 | $40.00 | $12.12–$36.80 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Fort Mill, SC FLU VAC > 3 YRS IM PF IJ | $45.00 | $60.00 | $0.29–$19.29 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Rock Hill, SC FLU VAC > 3 YRS IM PF IJ | $45.00 | $60.00 | $0.29–$19.29 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $28.44–$94.24 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $33.23–$91.26 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $33.23–$91.26 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $30.06–$94.24 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $30.06–$94.24 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $30.06–$94.24 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $30.06–$91.26 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $30.06–$91.26 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $30.06–$89.28 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $30.06–$91.26 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $30.75–$87.30 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INFLUENZA VAC 36MONTHS & UP INJ | $49.60 | $99.20 | $30.06–$89.28 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $60.76 | $225.03 | $60.76–$77.64 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $60.76 | $225.03 | $60.76–$77.64 | 73% | — source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $164.00 | $164.00 | $129.89–$155.80 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $164.00 | $164.00 | $129.89–$155.80 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $164.00 | $164.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $20.00, median $20.00, highest $164.00 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $20.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 13 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.