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Influenza Vaccine Administration

California rates for HCPCS G0008

Administration of influenza virus vaccine

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Influenza Vaccine Administration cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.30$13.80 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$26.92 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $14 to $120Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $51
$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $26

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
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$128.82
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.84
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$72.44
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
$4.90
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.23

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alabama than in Missouri. 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.

California· 26th of 51

$26.92

AL $56.23MO $12.30

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.