Flu shot cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 31 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $6.50 to $209.50, with a median of $44.40. The lowest listed price is at Mount Sinai South Nassau — $37.90 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $31.49 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 31 facilities across 23 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 Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.
Lowest$6.50Mount Sinai South Nassau
Median$44.40half pay less
Highest$209.50in this market
Difference32.2×highest vs lowest
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 York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $6.50Highest $209.50
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sinai South Nassau lowest Oceanside, NY · (516) 632-3000 Enoxaparin 30 mg/0.3 mL Syringe | $6.50 | $7.22 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 Fluarix 2024-2025 Formula | $18.98 | $18.98 | $22.35 | — | — source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 FLU VACCINE NO PRESERV 3 YRS & | $20.48 | $22.75 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 FluLaval 2025-2026 Formula | $25.10 | $25.10 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 IIV3 VACC PRESERVATIVE FREE 0.5 ML DOSAGE IM USE | $26.70 | $146.85 | $22.67–$139.51 | 82% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $31.08 | $163.58 | $1.64–$327.15 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $31.08 | $163.58 | $1.64–$327.15 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $31.08 | $163.58 | $1.64–$327.15 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $31.08 | $163.58 | $1.64–$327.15 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $31.08 | $163.58 | $1.64–$327.15 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Flu Vaccine Pediatric Vial | $37.68 | $53.82 | $13.46–$53.82 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ FLU VACC TS2025-26 (36 MOS UP)(PF)45 MCG (15 MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $42.56 | $42.56 | $16.00–$43.81 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ FLU VACC TS2025-26 (36 MOS UP)(PF)45 MCG (15 MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $42.56 | $42.56 | $16.00–$43.81 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY FLU VACC TS2025-26 (36 MOS UP)(PF)45 MCG (15 MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $42.56 | $42.56 | $16.00–$105.13 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY FLU VACC TS2025-26 (36 MOS UP)(PF)45 MCG (15 MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $42.56 | $42.56 | $16.00–$105.13 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY influenza vaccine 2024-25 (6 MONTHS+) (PF) 45 mcg/0.5 mL syringe 0.5 mL Syringe | $44.40 | $49.33 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 influenza vaccine 2024-25 (6 MONTHS+) (PF) 45 mcg/0.5 mL syringe 0.5 mL Syringe | $44.40 | $49.33 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $44.50 | $44.50 | — | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 Fluzone 2025-2026 Formula PFS | $49.81 | $49.81 | $4,255.00 | — | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 Fluarix 2024-2025 Formula | $55.88 | $55.88 | — | — | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 Fluzone 2024-2025 Formula PFS | $55.88 | $55.88 | — | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY Fluarix 2025-2026 Formula | $56.40 | $56.40 | — | — | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 Fluarix 2025-2026 Formula | $58.05 | $58.05 | — | — | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 INFLUENZA VACCINE; TRIVALENT; SPLIT VIRUS; PRESERVATIVE-FREE; 0.5 ML DOSAGE | $58.05 | $58.05 | — | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 FLU VAC TRI SPLIT PROD PF.5ML | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INFLUENZA SPLIT VIRUS TRIALENT (IIV3) PF - 0.5ML | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $60.10 | $60.10 | $22.35 | — | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 Fluzone 2025-2026 Formula PFS | $62.25 | $62.25 | — | — | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $72.00 | $72.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $72.00 | $72.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 FluLaval 2024-2025 Formula | $72.00 | $72.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY influenza vaccine 2024-25 (6 MONTHS+) (PF) 45 mcg/0.5 mL syringe 0.5 mL Syringe | $72.09 | $80.10 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY influenza vaccine 2024-25 (6 MONTHS+) (PF) 45 mcg/0.5 mL syringe 0.5 mL Syringe | $72.09 | $80.10 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY influenza vaccine 2024-25 (6 MONTHS+) (PF) 45 mcg/0.5 mL syringe 0.5 mL Syringe | $72.09 | $80.10 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 Fluarix 2025-2026 Formula | $73.76 | $73.76 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 Fluarix 2025-2026 Formula | $73.76 | $73.76 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 Fluarix 2024-2025 Formula | $75.00 | $75.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 Fluzone Quadrivalent 2022-2023 Formula | $75.00 | $75.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 FluLaval 2025-2026 Formula | $75.00 | $75.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 Fluzone 2024-2025 Formula PFS | $75.00 | $75.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 FluLaval 2024-2025 Formula | $75.00 | $75.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 Fluzone 2024-2025 Formula PFS | $75.00 | $75.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 Fluarix 2024-2025 Formula | $75.00 | $75.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 INFLUENZA VACCINE; TRIVALENT; SPLIT VIRUS; PRESERVATIVE-FREE; 0.5 ML DOSAGE | $75.00 | $75.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 Fluzone 2025-2026 Formula PFS | $75.16 | $75.16 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 Fluzone 2025-2026 Formula PFS | $75.16 | $75.16 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 FLUZONE 6 MONTHS AND UP PFS | $80.14 | $133.57 | $23.22–$100.18 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 FLUZONE 2025-2026 SYRINGE | $80.14 | $133.57 | $23.22–$100.18 | 40% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use | $94.97 | $438.02 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 FLUBLOK VACCINE (EGG FREE FLU) | $113.00 | $113.00 | $22.60–$84.75 | — | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Influenza Vax Tri Fluarix/Flulaval 0.5ml | $123.02 | $136.69 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use | $160.40 | $872.01 | — | 82% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use | $168.85 | $447.01 | — | 62% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use | $172.79 | $872.01 | — | 80% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use | $172.79 | $872.01 | — | 80% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use | $209.50 | $1,240.01 | — | 83% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.50, median $44.40, highest $209.50 — a 32.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $62.16. 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 15 of 16 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90656 ($37.72). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NYFlu vac,trival,split,pf,0.5ml | $0.01 | file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NYIIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $0.01 | file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NYAfluria Tri .5ml Pfs | $0.87 | file |