Flu shot cost in Durham, NC — inpatient
In Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older as an inpatient: from $34.56 to $34.56, with a median of $34.56. Across North Carolina, the median is $68.50 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90656, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Regional Hospital lowest Durham, NC · (919) 470-4000 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $34.56 | $128.01 | $47.11–$71.06 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital lowest Durham, NC · (919) 470-4000 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $34.56 | $128.01 | $20.60–$128.01 | 73% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $34.56, median $34.56, highest $34.56.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $34.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.