Flu shot cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 16 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $9.00 to $89.80, with a median of $56.00. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital — $47.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $45.75 at 84 hospitals.
- The median here, $56.00, is 52% above the US median of $36.75.
- Columbus, OH ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 cities for code 90656, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$9.00Nationwide Children's Hospital
Median$56.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$89.80in this market
Difference10.0×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 Columbus, OH.
median
Lowest $9.00Highest $89.80
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 FLU VACCINE TRIVALENT (PF) 0.5 ML IM, ODH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.00 | $10.00 | $4.70–$9.80 | 10% |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Vaccine Influenza Preservative Free Trivalent (Iiv3) 0.5ml Dose Im File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $15.60 | $24.00 | $3.21–$36.58 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Vaccine Influenza Preservative Free Trivalent (Iiv3) 0.5ml Dose Im File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $15.60 | $24.00 | $6.96–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Vaccine Influenza Preservative Free Trivalent (Iiv3) 0.5ml Dose Im File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $15.60 | $24.00 | $6.72–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Vaccine Influenza Preservative Free Trivalent (Iiv3) 0.5ml Dose Im File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $15.60 | $24.00 | $6.96–$632.00 | 35% |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 Trivalent Flu Vaccine File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $24.00 | $8.40–$77.79 | — |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 FLULAVAL 2025-2026 (PF) 45 MCG (15 MCG X 3)/0.5 ML IM SYRG+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $40.00 | $15.35–$39.20 | 10% |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $39.97 | $61.50 | $10.27–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $39.97 | $61.50 | $17.22–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $39.97 | $61.50 | $24.33–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $39.97 | $61.50 | $17.84–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $39.97 | $61.50 | $17.84–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $61.50 | $61.50 | $8.23–$61.50 | — |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.03 | $110.81 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.03 | $110.81 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.03 | $110.81 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.03 | $110.81 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.03 | $110.81 | — | 35% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.03 | $110.81 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.03 | $110.81 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.80 | $138.15 | — | 35% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.80 | $138.15 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.80 | $138.15 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.80 | $138.15 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.80 | $138.15 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.80 | $138.15 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.80 | $138.15 | — | 35% |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.80 | $138.15 | — | 35% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $9.00, median $56.00, highest $89.80 — a 10.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $56.00. 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 8 of 8 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.
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