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Flu Vaccine, Preservative-Free, 0.25 mL Dose

Alabama 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 October 2026.

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

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.91$21.38 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$38.90 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $28 to $40Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $21 to $26
$20$50facility $39professional $23

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Alabama than in Connecticut. 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.

Alabama· 1st of 51

$38.90

AL $38.90CT $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.