Nasal flu vaccine (FluMist) cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for nasal spray flu vaccine, live (FluMist): from $8.26 to $15.93, with a median of $10.34. The lowest listed price is at Touro Infirmary — $2.08 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $12.60 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 90660, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Vaccine for Influenza for Nasal Administration File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $8.26 | $59.00 | $0.01–$6.52 | 86% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 PR FLU VACCINE, NASAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.34 | $47.00 | $7.10–$42.30 | 78% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Vaccine for Influenza for Nasal Administration File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $15.93 | $59.00 | $16.70–$59.00 | 73% |
Outpatient: lowest $8.26, median $10.34, highest $15.93 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
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
FluMist is a live flu vaccine sprayed into the nose instead of injected, for healthy people aged 2 to 49 who are not pregnant.
What the price covers
The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving an oral or nasal vaccine is billed as 90473 rather than the injection fee 90471; ask whether it is included.