The price you pay for Fluzone depends on several factors. These include your dosage, whether you have health insurance, and the pharmacy you use. Financial assistance may be available to assist with its cost.

Several factors can affect the price you’ll pay for Fluzone, including:

  • your treatment plan
  • your insurance coverage
  • the pharmacy you use, if you receive the injection there
  • the cost of the visit to your healthcare professional to receive doses of Fluzone, if you receive the injection there
  • available financial assistance for Fluzone (See the “Financial and insurance assistance” section.)

To find out the cost of Fluzone for you, talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or insurance provider. The next section, “Fluzone coupons and savings,” includes information about how much you can save by using an Optum Perks coupon.

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Fluzone comes only as a brand-name drug. It’s not currently available in a generic version. A generic contains an exact copy of the active drug in a brand-name medication but tends to cost less.

Why is there such a cost difference between brand-name drugs and generics?

Years of research and testing are needed to ensure that brand-name drugs are safe and effective. This testing can make the drugs expensive. The manufacturer of a brand-name drug can sell the drug exclusively for up to 20 years. After that, other drugmakers can create generic versions. This competition in the market can lead to lower costs for generics. And because generics have the same active ingredients as brand-name drugs, they don’t need to be studied again. This can also lead to lower generic costs.

If you need financial support to pay for Fluzone or help understanding your insurance coverage, assistance is available. For example:

  • Some websites provide details about drug assistance programs and ways to make the most of your insurance coverage. Some also provide links to savings cards and other services. Two such websites are:

Learn more about saving money on prescriptions with or without insurance.

You may want to consider the following information if you have insurance and receive Fluzone.

Prior authorization: If you have insurance, your insurance company may require prior authorization before it covers Fluzone. This means the company and your doctor will discuss Fluzone in regard to your treatment. The insurance company will then determine whether the medication is covered. If a drug requires prior authorization but you receive it without the prior approval, you could pay the full cost of the medication. You can ask your insurance company whether Fluzone requires prior authorization.

Type of insurance coverage: Fluzone is given by your doctor or another healthcare professional. If you have insurance, the price of your Fluzone doses may be billed through your medical coverage instead of the prescription drug portion of your insurance plan. This depends on your specific insurance plan and where you receive your Fluzone doses, such as at your doctor’s office or a pharmacy. If you have questions about this process, contact your doctor or your insurance provider.

Disclaimer: Healthline has made every effort to make certain that all information is factually correct, comprehensive, and up to date. However, this article should not be used as a substitute for the knowledge and expertise of a licensed healthcare professional. You should always consult your doctor or another healthcare professional before taking any medication. The drug information contained herein is subject to change and is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, warnings, drug interactions, allergic reactions, or adverse effects. The absence of warnings or other information for a given drug does not indicate that the drug or drug combination is safe, effective, or appropriate for all patients or all specific uses.