Flu shot cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 6 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $9.23 to $152.18, with a median of $60.84. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $51.61 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $22.17 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 Aug 12, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME INFLUENZA VAC PF TIV 0.5 ML | $9.23 | $35.51 | $18.96–$27.06 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE | $21.00 | $35.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 FLULAVAL-TRI 90656 | $21.00 | $35.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 FLU VACCINE NO PRESERV 3 & > | $21.00 | $35.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC IIV3 VACC NO PRSV 0.5 ML IM | $22.30 | $22.30 | $16.40–$50.30 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACC SPLIT PF 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $99.38 | $99.38 | $22.35–$93.81 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME INFLUENZA VIRUS VACC SPLIT PF 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $130.91 | $130.91 | $22.35–$123.06 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook, ME INFLUENZA VIRUS VACC SPLIT PF 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $152.18 | $152.18 | $22.35–$143.05 | — | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACC SPLIT PF 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $200.84 | $200.84 | $22.35–$188.79 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.23, median $60.84, highest $152.18 — a 16.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $60.84. 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 2 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.