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Flu Vaccine, Preservative-Free, 0.25 mL Dose

Ohio 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 8 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$21.38$19.50 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$0.07 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $0 to $58Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $19 to $33
$0.1$1$10facility $19professional $21

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
$27.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$66.07
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 15th of 51

$21.38

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.