Flu shot cost in Pittsburgh, PA — inpatient
In Pittsburgh, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older as an inpatient: from $13.20 to $49.63, with a median of $34.20. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital — $21.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $61.50 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC FLUZONE PF SDV .5ML LATEX FREE | $13.20 | $22.00 | $5.38–$20.24 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 FLUVIRIN VACCINE PFS 45MCG/.5M | $34.20 | $57.00 | $25.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 FLUARIX VACCINE 0.5ML SYRINGE | $34.20 | $57.00 | $25.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 INFLUENZA VACCINE-PF SYRINGE | $34.20 | $57.00 | $25.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 FLUZONE ('24-'25) 0.5ML SYRING | $44.40 | $74.00 | $33.30 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 FLUZONE ('25-'26) 0.5ML | $48.00 | $80.00 | $36.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 FLUZONE VACCINE (2024-25) 0.5ML SYR | $49.63 | $82.72 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $13.20, median $34.20, highest $49.63 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $23.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 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 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.