Flu shot cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $36.55 to $301.01, with a median of $301.01. The lowest listed price is at NKC Health — $264.46 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $59.66 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Mar 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NKC Health lowest North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 Influenza Virus Vaccine, Inact Trivalent Inj | $36.55 | $126.05 | $14.13–$103.11 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 FLUARIX 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $301.01 | $301.01 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 FLUARIX 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $301.01 | $301.01 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 AFLURIA PRESERVATIVE FREE 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $312.32 | $312.32 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 AFLURIA PRESERVATIVE FREE 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $312.32 | $312.32 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 FLUZONE 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $398.15 | $398.15 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 FLUZONE 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $398.15 | $398.15 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $36.55, median $301.01, highest $301.01 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $301.01. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.