Flu shot cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $15.00 to $46.48, with a median of $19.61. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Psychiatric Hospital and 1 other hospital — $4.61 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $26.00 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 4 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital lowest Wauwatosa, WI · (414) 454-6600 FLULAVAL 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $15.00 | $30.00 | $15.00–$54.53 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro lowest Milwaukee, WI FLULAVAL 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $15.00 | $30.00 | $15.00–$54.53 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC 90656 INFLUENZA | $16.69 | $31.49 | $27.49 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC 90656 INFLUENZA | $19.61 | $37.00 | $21.07–$36.88 | 47% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon, WI HC 90656 INFLUENZA | $19.61 | $37.00 | $21.07–$36.88 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC 90656 INFLUENZA | $21.37 | $40.32 | $21.07–$36.88 | 47% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $30.98 | $56.33 | $39.43–$53.51 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 FLU VACCINE TS 2024-25(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $31.28 | $56.88 | $39.82–$54.04 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $32.75 | $59.54 | $41.68–$56.56 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 IIV3 VACC PRESERVATIVE FREE 0.5 ML DOSAGE IM USE | $36.85 | $67.00 | $10.00–$63.65 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $41.60 | $75.63 | $52.94–$71.85 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 FLU VACC TS2024-25(6MOS UP)/PF SYRINGE 1 | $45.81 | $86.43 | $27.49–$67.41 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 FLU VACC TS2024-25(6MOS UP)/PF SYRINGE 1 | $45.97 | $86.74 | $21.07–$59.69 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI FLU VACC TS2024-25(6MOS UP)/PF SYRINGE 1 | $46.48 | $87.69 | $27.49–$67.41 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI FLU VACC TS2024-25(6MOS UP)/PF SYRINGE 1 | $46.48 | $87.69 | $21.07–$59.69 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 FLU VACC TS2024-25(6MOS UP)/PF SYRINGE 1 | $46.48 | $87.69 | $27.49–$67.41 | 47% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon, WI FLU VACC TS2024-25(6MOS UP)/PF SYRINGE 1 | $46.48 | $87.69 | $21.07–$59.69 | 47% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE SUSP 0.5 ML SYRIN | $51.70 | $94.00 | $65.80–$89.30 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE SUSP 0.5 ML SYRIN | $51.70 | $94.00 | $65.80–$89.30 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC FLU VACCINE IIV3 PF 0.5 ML IM USE | $53.63 | $97.50 | $68.25–$92.63 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC FLU VACCINE IIV3 PF 0.5 ML IM USE | $53.63 | $97.50 | $68.25–$92.63 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.00, median $19.61, highest $46.48 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $23.14. 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 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.