Adjuvanted flu shot (65+) cost in California

In California, 92 hospitals publish a cash price for adjuvanted flu shot (with an immune booster ingredient), for age 65 and older: from $28.14 to $671.62, with a median of $141.28. The lowest price is at Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding). The highest price is 23.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $141.28, is 57% above the US median of $90.00.
• California ranks 28th of 38 states by median, cheapest first.
• 29 of 92 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90653. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 3, 2026. See them on a map