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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 October 2026.

How much does Flu Vaccine, Preservative-Free, 0.25 mL Dose cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 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.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$19.50 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$0.03 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $0 to $62Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $19 to $34
$0.1$1$10facility $19professional $21

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
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$31.62
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
4 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
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$5.50

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 38th of 51

$21.38

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.