Flu shot cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 13 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $35.70 to $158.50, with a median of $158.50. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center — $122.80 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $88.66 at 28 hospitals.
- The median here, $158.50, is 331% above the US median of $36.75.
- 1 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 90656, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center lowest Glendale, AZ · (602) 406-8225 FLU VAC PF TR SV 0.5MLPFS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $35.70 | $95.00 | $23.68–$76.95 | 62% |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 FLU VACC PF TR SV 0.5ML PFS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $37.66 | $202.00 | $23.68–$165.04 | 81% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 FLU VACC PF TR SV 0.5ML PFS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $45.69 | $202.00 | $23.68–$165.04 | 77% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV .5ML IM+4 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $149.16 | $0.01 | $0.01–$314.00 | -1491500% |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $35.70, median $158.50, highest $158.50 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $158.50. 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 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.