Flu shot cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 10 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $20.35 to $44.25, with a median of $39.00. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Oakland — $18.65 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $29.97 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Oakland lowest Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 influenza virus vaccine, inactivated PF trivalent IM Susp 0.5 mL | $20.35 | $40.70 | $35.75 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Influenza Virus Vial -> IIV3, 0.5ml Inj 90656 | $31.70 | $63.40 | $14.73–$64.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Influenza Virus Vial -> IIV3, 0.5ml Inj 90656 | $31.70 | $63.40 | $18.20–$42.80 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Influenza Virus Vial -> IIV3, 0.5ml Inj 90656 | $31.70 | $63.40 | $26.43–$45.72 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Influenza Virus Vial -> IIV3, 0.5ml Inj 90656 | $31.70 | $63.40 | $32.21–$47.55 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 FLU VACC, PRESERVE FREE, 3YR> | $38.25 | $51.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 FLUVAC IIV3>6MOS 0.5ML IJ | $39.75 | $53.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI FLUVAC IIV3>6MOS 0.5ML IJ | $44.25 | $59.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 FLUVAC IIV3>6MOS 0.5ML IJ | $44.25 | $59.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 FLUVAC IIV3>6MOS 0.5ML IJ | $44.25 | $59.00 | $1.00–$41.53 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 FLUVAC IIV3>6MOS 0.5ML IJ | $44.25 | $59.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 FLUVAC IIV3>6MOS 0.5ML IJ | $44.25 | $59.00 | $1.00–$66.99 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 FLUVAC IIV3>6MOS 0.5ML IJ | $44.25 | $59.00 | $1.00–$66.99 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 influenza virus vaccine, inactivated PF trivalent IM Susp 0.5 mL | $53.07 | $106.14 | $64.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 influenza virus vaccine, inactivated PF trivalent IM Susp 0.5 mL | $53.97 | $107.93 | $39.66 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.35, median $39.00, highest $44.25 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $42.00. 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 5 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.