Flu shot cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $13.00 to $92.34, with a median of $40.81. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $27.81 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $66.60 at 66 hospitals.
- The median here, $40.81, is 11% above the US median of $36.75.
- Pittsburgh, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities for code 90656, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $13.00 | $26.00 | $11.00–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC FLUZONE PF SDV .5ML LATEX FREE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $13.20 | $22.00 | $5.05–$202.85 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INFLUENZA VACCINE; TRIVALENT; SPLIT VIRUS; PRESERVATIVE-FREE; 0.5 ML DOSAGE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $13.69 | $27.38 | $11.00–$171.55 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 Fluarix 2025-2026 Formula File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $14.00 | $28.00 | $11.00–$171.55 | 50% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC FLU VACC TRIVALANT-PRESERV FREE .5ML File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $33.58 | $46.00 | $11.00–$31.63 | 27% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 INFLUENZA VACCINE-PF SYRINGE+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $34.20 | $57.00 | $15.33–$69.85 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC FLU VACC TRIVALANT-PRESERV FREE .5ML File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $35.42 | $46.00 | $10.00–$31.63 | 23% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 FLUZONE ('24-'25) 0.5ML SYRING File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $44.40 | $74.00 | $19.91–$90.69 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Flu Vacc Tri (IIV3) 0.5ml IM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $46.20 | $66.00 | $12.34–$69.30 | 30% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 FLUZONE ('25-'26) 0.5ML File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $48.00 | $80.00 | $21.52–$98.04 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 FLUZONE VACCINE (2024-25) 0.5ML SYR File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $49.63 | $82.72 | $27.88–$64.52 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE, TRIVAL File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $92.34 | $153.89 | $18.60–$2,952.40 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE, TRIVAL File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $92.34 | $153.89 | $12.00–$123.12 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE, TRIVAL File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $92.34 | $153.89 | $12.00–$123.12 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $13.00, median $40.81, highest $92.34 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $46.20. 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 8 of 10 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.