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Flu Vaccine, Preservative-Free, 0.25 mL Dose

Iowa 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$22.91$19.50 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$22.91 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $19 to $24Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $19 to $33
$20$50facility $23professional $23

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$22.91

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.