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Flu Vaccine, Preservative-Free, 0.25 mL Dose

Alaska rates for HCPCS 90685

A flu (influenza) vaccine covering four strains, given as a 0.25 mL injection into a muscle. This preparation is split-virus based and contains no preservative.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Flu Vaccine, Preservative-Free, 0.25 mL Dose cost?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.30$21.38 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$28.84 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $29 to $42Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $29
$20$50facility $32professional $26

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91

Where Alaska sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$28.18

AK $28.18AR $19.50

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.