Flu shot cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 55 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $6.45 to $209.50, with a median of $31.08. The lowest listed price is at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway — $24.63 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $28.38 at 83 hospitals.
- The median here, $31.08, is 15% below the US median of $36.75.
- 14 of 55 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 55 facilities across 41 cities for code 90656, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 8, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.
Lowest$6.45Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway
Median$31.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$209.50in this market
Difference32.5×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 $6.45Highest $209.50
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway lowest Rahway, NJ · (732) 381-4200 HC Influenza Vacc Splt Pf 0.5ml File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $6.45 | $50.05 | $5.70–$32.65 | 87% |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau Oceanside, NY · (516) 632-3000 Enoxaparin 30 mg/0.3 mL Syringe File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.50 | $7.22 | — | 10% |
| Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ · (973) 450-2000 HC Influenza Vacc Splt Pf 0.5ml File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.11 | $35.75 | $4.64–$34.12 | 80% |
| Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ · (732) 557-8000 HC Influenza Vacc Splt Pf 0.5ml File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.41 | $35.75 | $4.51–$32.70 | 79% |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ · (201) 915-2000 HC Influenza Vacc Splt Pf 0.5ml File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.42 | $35.75 | $10.04–$32.45 | 79% |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ · (973) 926-7000 HC Influenza Vacc Splt Pf 0.5ml File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.44 | $35.75 | $9.28–$33.36 | 79% |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ · (973) 322-5000 HC Influenza Vacc Splt Pf 0.5ml File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.57 | $35.75 | $5.77–$30.38 | 79% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ · (732) 222-5200 HC Influenza Vacc Splt Pf 0.5ml File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $7.82 | $35.75 | $9.05–$34.57 | 78% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ · (908) 685-2200 HC Influenza Vacc Splt Pf 0.5ml File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $8.45 | $50.05 | $7.43–$45.78 | 83% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ · (732) 363-1900 HC Influenza Vacc Splt Pf 0.5ml File of Mar 3, 2026 · source file | $8.49 | $35.75 | $6.73–$34.71 | 76% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 828-3000 HC Influenza Vacc Splt Pf 0.5ml File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $10.67 | $50.05 | $8.00–$41.64 | 79% |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 240-5966 HC IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $12.67 | $77.45 | $12.67–$28.51 | 84% |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NY HC IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $12.67 | $77.45 | $12.04–$28.51 | 84% |
| Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn, NY HC IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $12.67 | $77.45 | $12.67–$28.51 | 84% |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 Fluarix 2024-2025 Formula File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $16.13 | $18.98 | $22.35 | 15% |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ · (908) 994-5000 HC Influenza Vacc Splt Pf 0.5ml File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $17.44 | $92.95 | $12.77–$136.34 | 81% |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 FLU VACCINE NO PRESERV 3 YRS & File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.48 | $22.75 | — | 10% |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NY · (914) 378-7000 influenza virus PF trivalent IM 0.5 mL (Fluzone PF)+4 more lines at this price File of Jul 13, 2026 · source file | $23.22 | $57.69 | $19.79–$345.38 | 60% |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 FluLaval 2025-2026 Formula File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $25.10 | $25.10 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 IIV3 VACC PRESERVATIVE FREE 0.5 ML DOSAGE IM USE File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $26.70 | $146.85 | $22.67–$139.51 | 82% |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY XRX ABATACEPT 250 MG IV SOLR File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $28.38 | $169.00 | $12.67–$169.00 | 83% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 XRX ABATACEPT 250 MG IV SOLR File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $28.38 | $169.00 | $12.67–$169.00 | 83% |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 XRX ABATACEPT 250 MG IV SOLR File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $28.38 | $169.00 | $12.67–$169.00 | 83% |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 XRX ABATACEPT 250 MG IV SOLR File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $28.38 | $169.00 | $12.67–$169.00 | 83% |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 XRX (NICU) BEVACIZUMAB INTRAVITREAL INJECTION 25 MG/ML File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $28.38 | $169.00 | $12.67–$169.00 | 83% |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $31.08 | $163.58 | $1.64–$327.15 | 81% |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $31.08 | $163.58 | $1.64–$327.15 | 81% |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $31.08 | $163.58 | $1.64–$327.15 | 81% |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $31.08 | $163.58 | $1.64–$327.15 | 81% |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $31.08 | $163.58 | $1.64–$327.15 | 81% |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Flu Vaccine Pediatric Vial File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $37.68 | $53.82 | $13.46–$53.82 | 30% |
| 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 File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $42.56 | $42.56 | $16.00–$43.81 | — |
| 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 File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $42.56 | $42.56 | $16.00–$105.13 | — |
| 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 File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $42.56 | $42.56 | $16.00–$43.81 | — |
| 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 File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $42.56 | $42.56 | $16.00–$105.13 | — |
| 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 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.40 | $49.33 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY influenza vaccine 2024-25 (6 MONTHS+) (PF) 45 mcg/0.5 mL syringe 0.5 mL Syringe File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.40 | $49.33 | — | 10% |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $44.50 | $44.50 | — | — |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 IM FLU CAVV NO PRESERV 3YR & > File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $45.78 | $45.78 | $9.23–$54.94 | — |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 IM FLU CAVV NO PRESERV 3YR & > File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $45.78 | $45.78 | $9.23–$54.94 | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 Fluzone 2025-2026 Formula PFS File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $49.81 | $49.81 | $4,255.00 | — |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $51.09 | $60.10 | $22.35 | 15% |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 Fluarix 2024-2025 Formula+1 more line at this price File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $55.88 | $55.88 | — | — |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY Fluarix 2025-2026 Formula File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $56.40 | $56.40 | — | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 Fluarix 2025-2026 Formula+1 more line at this price File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $58.05 | $58.05 | — | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 FLU VAC TRI SPLIT PROD PF.5ML File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 Fluzone 2025-2026 Formula PFS File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $62.25 | $62.25 | — | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 49281-0424-88 FLUZONE 0.5 ML 2024/2025 File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $70.00 | $81.00 | $9.00–$81.00 | 14% |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 INFLU TRIVALPF(FLULAVAL)0.5 File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $71.00 | $71.00 | $7.46–$71.00 | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM+1 more line at this price File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $72.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $72.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 INFLUVPF(FLUARIX)TRIVALENT 0.5 File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $72.00 | $7.56–$72.00 | — |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY influenza vaccine 2024-25 (6 MONTHS+) (PF) 45 mcg/0.5 mL syringe 0.5 mL Syringe File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.09 | $80.10 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 influenza vaccine 2024-25 (6 MONTHS+) (PF) 45 mcg/0.5 mL syringe 0.5 mL Syringe File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.09 | $80.10 | — | 10% |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 Fluarix 2025-2026 Formula File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $73.76 | $73.76 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 Fluarix 2025-2026 Formula File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $73.76 | $73.76 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 INFLUENZA VACCINE; TRIVALENT; SPLIT VIRUS; PRESERVATIVE-FREE; 0.5 ML DOSAGE+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $75.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 INFLUTRIVAL(FLUZONE)0.5 File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $75.00 | $7.87–$75.00 | — |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 Fluarix 2024-2025 Formula+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $75.00 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 Fluzone 2025-2026 Formula PFS File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $75.16 | $75.16 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 Fluzone 2025-2026 Formula PFS File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $75.16 | $75.16 | $18.05–$1,912.00 | — |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 FLUZONE 2025-2026 SYRINGE+1 more line at this price File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $80.14 | $133.57 | $23.22–$100.18 | 40% |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 AFLURIA VACCINE PF 0.5 ML File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $81.00 | $8.50–$81.00 | — |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 FLUBLOK VACCINE (EGG FREE FLU) File of Aug 7, 2026 · source file | $113.00 | $113.00 | $22.60–$84.75 | — |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Influenza Vax Tri Fluarix/Flulaval 0.5ml File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $123.02 | $136.69 | — | 10% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $160.40 | $872.01 | — | 82% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $168.85 | $447.01 | — | 62% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $172.79 | $872.01 | — | 80% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $172.79 | $872.01 | — | 80% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $209.50 | $1,240.01 | — | 83% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $6.45, median $31.08, highest $209.50 — a 32.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 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 39 of 41 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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 flu shot is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Flu shot explained.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90656 ($45.75). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NYIIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $0.01 | file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NYFlu vac,trival,split,pf,0.5ml | $0.01 | file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NYAfluria Tri .5ml Pfs | $0.87 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.