Flu shot cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older as an inpatient: from $22.55 to $74.05, with a median of $31.89. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $9.34 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $30.98 at 40 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 FLU VAC TS 6MOS UP(PF) 45 MCG/0.5 ML IM (UMBRELLA CVX 140) | $22.55 | $102.50 | $46.07–$82.00 | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 FLU VAC TS 6MOS UP(PF) 45 MCG/0.5 ML IM (UMBRELLA CVX 140) | $29.16 | $91.11 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 FLU VAC TS 6MOS UP(PF) 45 MCG/0.5 ML IM (UMBRELLA CVX 140) | $31.89 | $113.88 | $62.63–$78.58 | 72% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA FLU VAC TS 6MOS UP(PF) 45 MCG/0.5 ML IM (UMBRELLA CVX 140) | $37.93 | $102.50 | — | 63% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 INFLUENZA VIRUS (6 MONTHS AND OLDER) VAX *PF* (FLUARIX) 0.5 | $74.05 | $123.41 | $69.48–$123.41 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $22.55, median $31.89, highest $74.05 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $11.61 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.