High-dose flu shot (65+) cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for high-dose flu shot, preservative-free, mainly for age 65 and older: from $106.69 to $14,157.00, with a median of $125.44. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $18.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $125.44 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 influenza vaccine trivalent high dose 180 mcg/0.5 mL syringe 0.5 mL Syringe | $106.69 | $426.77 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 IIV VACCINE PRESERV FREE INCREASED AG CONTENT IM | $125.44 | $224.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 IIV VACCINE PRESERV FREE INCREASED AG CONTENT IM | $125.44 | $224.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 flu vaccine TS 2025-26 (18-64 yrs) PF 180 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE | $152.15 | $271.70 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 flu vaccine TS 2025-26 (18-64 yrs) PF 180 mcg/0.5 mL Syringe 0.5 mL SYRINGE | $152.15 | $271.70 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Ifluenza Virus Vacc Prsv Free Inc Antig, Im | $290.40 | $726.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Flu Vaccine Pf 45mcgincrs Ag Im 45mcg 65yr+ | $14,157.00 | $28,314.00 | $9,057.65 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Flu Vaccine Pf 180mcg Incrs Ag Im 180mcg 65yr+ | $14,586.00 | $29,172.00 | $9,332.12 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $106.69, median $125.44, highest $14,157.00 — a 132.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $125.44. 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.