Flu shot cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 8 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $10.63 to $22.17, with a median of $20.78. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $10.15 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $20.19 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACC SPLIT PF 0.5 ML IM SUSY (FLUZONE) | $10.63 | $25.00 | $5.79–$28.96 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC PRESERV FREE INFLU VAC SPLIT TRIVALENT, IM | $10.96 | $25.79 | $5.79–$28.96 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC RX IP 250 OP 636 | $11.05 | $26.00 | $5.79–$28.96 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN FLU VACCINE, NO PRESERV, IM .5ML | $19.80 | $30.00 | $9.93–$25.80 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 FLU VACCINE, NO PRESERV, IM .5ML | $19.80 | $30.00 | $9.93–$25.80 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 FLU VACCINE, NO PRESERV, IM .5ML | $19.80 | $30.00 | $9.93–$25.80 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 IIV3 VACC PRESERVATIVE FREE 0.5 ML DOSAGE IM USE | $21.76 | $40.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use | $21.76 | $40.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 FLU VACCINE, NO PRESERV, IM .5ML | $22.17 | $30.00 | $11.52–$30.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 FLU VACCINE, NO PRESERV, IM .5ML | $22.17 | $30.00 | $11.94–$27.15 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 FLU VACCINE, NO PRESERV, IM .5ML | $22.17 | $30.00 | $9.60–$27.15 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACC SPLIT PF 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $69.59 | $127.93 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.63, median $20.78, highest $22.17 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $20.78. 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 7 of 7 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.