Flu shot cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $25.20 to $30.28, with a median of $27.74. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center — $2.54 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $12.92 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — 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 Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use | $25.20 | $42.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 INFLUENZA VIRUS VACC SPLIT PF 0.5 ML IM SUSY | $30.28 | $50.47 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $25.20, median $27.74, highest $30.28 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $27.74. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.