Does TRICARE cover flu shots?

 

Yes. What you pay depends on your plan and where you get the vaccine. 

Note: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) includes the FluMist nasal spray flu vaccine in its annual flu vaccine recommendations. You may get the COVID-19 vaccine and the flu vaccine at the same time.

To learn more, visit the flu vaccine page.

Plan  Location
Cost

TRICARE Prime

TRICARE Prime Remote

TRICARE Young Adult-Prime

Note: Active duty service members must follow Service guidelines.

Military hospital or clinic

$0

TRICARE network provider

Participating network pharmacy (make sure it participates in the TRICARE vaccine program)

Non-network provider

Point-of-service deductible and 50% cost-shareA percentage of the total cost of a covered health care service that you pay.

Non-network pharmacy

TRICARE Select

TRICARE Young Adult-Select

TRICARE Reserve Select

TRICARE Retired Reserve

Military hospital or clinic

$0

TRICARE network provider

Participating network pharmacy(make sure it participates in the TRICARE vaccine program)

Non-network provider

Non-network pharmacy

Active duty family members: 20% cost-share after meeting your deductible

Retirees and their family members: 25% cost-share after meeting your deductible

TRICARE For Life

Military hospital or clinic

$0

Medicare-authorized provider

Participating network pharmacy (make sure it participates in the TRICARE vaccine program)

Non-network pharmacy

Retirees and their family members: 25% cost-share after meeting your deductible

 

Last Updated 8/6/2024