High-dose flu shot (65+) cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for high-dose flu shot, preservative-free, mainly for age 65 and older: from $32.40 to $77.25, with a median of $77.25. The lowest listed price is at South County Health — $44.85 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $77.25 at 3 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 90662, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South County Health lowest Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Influenza virus vaccine (IIV), split virus, preservative free, enhanced immunogenicity via increased antigen content, for intramuscular use | $32.40 | $54.00 | $0.50 | 40% | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 PR IIV VACCINE PRESERV FREE INCREASED AG CONTENT IM | $77.25 | $77.25 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 PR IIV VACCINE PRESERV FREE INCREASED AG CONTENT IM | $77.25 | $77.25 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $32.40, median $77.25, highest $77.25 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $77.25. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
The high-dose flu shot contains four times the antigen of a standard shot, which gives older adults a stronger immune response. It is one of three flu vaccines the CDC prefers for people 65 and older.
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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90662 ($101.25). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Newport Hospital Newport, RIFLU VACCINE TS2025-26(65YR UP)(PF)180 MCG/0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR SYRINGE [216247] | $0.50 | file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RIFLU VACCINE TS2025-26(65YR UP)(PF)180 MCG/0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR SYRINGE [216247] | $0.50 | file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RIFLU VACCINE TS2025-26(65YR UP)(PF)180 MCG/0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR SYRINGE [216247] | $0.50 | file |