Flu shot cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $18.48 to $157.90, with a median of $18.48. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center and 2 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $27.00 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 Apr 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC PR RX INFLUENZA TRIVALENT IIV3 SPLIT VIRUS PF IM 0.5 ML | $18.48 | $44.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC PR RX INFLUENZA TRIVALENT IIV3 SPLIT VIRUS PF IM 0.5 ML | $18.48 | $44.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC PR RX INFLUENZA TRIVALENT IIV3 SPLIT VIRUS PF IM 0.5 ML | $18.48 | $44.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE SPLIT PF SUSP PREF SYRINGE 0.5 ML | $128.02 | $304.82 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 FLU VACC TRI (FLUARIX) 6 MOS+ PREFILLED SYRINGE | $157.90 | $157.90 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.48, median $18.48, highest $157.90 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $128.02. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.