Flu shot cost in New York

In New York, 83 hospitals publish a cash price for flu shot, standard dose, preservative-free, for age 6 months and older: from $4.86 to $113.00, with a median of $28.38. The lowest price is at Cobleskill Regional Hospital (Cobleskill) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 23.3× the lowest.

• The median here, $28.38, is 23% below the US median of $36.75.
• New York ranks 9th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
• 27 of 83 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90656. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map