Flu shot cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 5 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $41.44 to $65.38, with a median of $54.99. The lowest listed price is at University of Cincinnati Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $13.55 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $45.75 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Influ Vacc (Iiv3) P Free 0.5 Ml Dose Im | $41.44 | $69.06 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 NDC Description Not Available | $41.44 | $69.06 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital lowest West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Influ Vacc (Iiv3) P Free 0.5 Ml Dose Im | $41.44 | $69.06 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital lowest West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 NDC Description Not Available | $41.44 | $69.06 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACC SPLIT PF 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $54.99 | $73.32 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACC SPLIT PF 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $54.99 | $73.32 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACC SPLIT PF 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $65.38 | $87.17 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Mh Influenza Vaccine | $66.46 | $88.62 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $41.44, median $54.99, highest $65.38 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $48.22. 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
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.