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Flu Vaccine, Preservative-Free, 0.25 mL Dose

Maryland 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?

$22.91

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.88 to $22.91.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $19 to $26
$20professional $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
$19.50
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 21st of 51

$22.91

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.