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Flu Vaccine, Preservative-Free, 0.25 mL Dose

Arkansas 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$23.44 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $21 to $23Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $19 to $24
$20facility $23professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 12th of 51

$23.44

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.