Flu shot cost in Utica, NY
In Utica-Rome, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $4.86 to $23.41, with a median of $13.80. The lowest listed price is at Little Falls Hospital — $8.94 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $31.08 at 71 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 90656, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 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 Utica-Rome, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Hospital lowest Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 HC Flu Vacc Spl V Pf>=3yr Im | $4.86 | $18.00 | $10.00–$9.81 | 73% | — source file |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $7.56 | $28.00 | $10.00–$9.81 | 73% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use | $13.80 | $23.00 | $8.05–$23.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use | $13.80 | $23.00 | $8.05–$23.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 Iiv3 Vacc Preservative Free 0.5 Ml Dosage Im Use | $14.00 | $28.00 | $109.06–$97.17 | 50% | — source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Iiv3 vacc no prsv 0.5 ml im | $23.41 | $58.00 | $13.00 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Afluria flu vaccine | $23.41 | $58.00 | $13.00 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Afluria flu vaccine | $23.41 | $58.00 | $13.00 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Iiv3 vacc no prsv 0.5 ml im | $23.41 | $58.00 | $13.00 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY FLU VACCINE TS 2025-26(6MOS UP)(PF) 45 MCG(15MCG X3)/0.5 ML IM SYRINGE | $40.42 | $67.37 | $8.58–$67.37 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Iiv3 Vacc No Prsv 0.5 Ml Im | $65.40 | $109.00 | $13.89–$109.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Iiv3 Vacc No Prsv 0.5 Ml Im | $65.40 | $109.00 | $13.89–$109.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.86, median $13.80, highest $23.41 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $14.00. 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 3 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.