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Flu Vaccine, Preservative-Free, 0.25 mL Dose

New York 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$19.50 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$20.42 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $74Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $30
$20$50$100facility $22professional $19

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
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$102.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
SL · State-supplied vaccine
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SL · State-supplied vaccine
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
SL · State-supplied vaccine
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SL · State-supplied vaccine
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20

Where New York 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.

New York· 48th of 51

$20.42

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.