Vaccine administration (each additional) cost in Kentucky

Prices at 42 hospitals in Kentucky, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $35 — 13% below the US median ($41), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Wayne County Hospital Monticello, KY $9
Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY $11 $16 ★ 1/5 156 min 15.5%
Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson, KY $11 $13 ★ 2/5 127 min 15.1%
Saint Joseph London London, KY $15 $45 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $15 $45 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.1%
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling, KY $15 $45 ★ 4/5 129 min 15.2%
Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $15 $45 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.2%
CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea, KY $15 $45 ★ 4/5 126 min 14.7%
Uofl Health-Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville, KY $21 $59 ★ 3/5 121 min 15.2%
Uofl Health-Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY $21 $59 ★ 2/5 145 min 15.6%
University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY $21 $59 ★ 1/5 198 min 16.4%
Casey County Hospital Liberty, KY $26 ★ 3/5 100 min 15.2%
King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY $30 $51 ★ 3/5 210 min 15.2%
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg, KY $34 $25 ★ 2/5 193 min 15.1%
Harlan ARH Hospital Harlan, KY $34 $42 ★ 2/5 193 min 16.5%
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $34 $29 ★ 2/5 166 min 15.5%
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $34 $42 ★ 1/5 176 min 15.6%
ARH Our Lady of the Way Martin, KY $35 $12 84 min
Morgan County ARH Hospital West Liberty, KY $35 $13 130 min 15.0%
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital Hyden, KY $35 $10 101 min 14.9%
McDowell ARH Hospital Mc Dowell, KY $35 $13 90 min 15.0%
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $38 $48 ★ 3/5 160 min 14.9%
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $38 $47 ★ 2/5 173 min 14.7%
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center South Williamson, KY $39 $47 ★ 2/5 176 min 16.4%
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY $49 ★ 4/5 129 min 15.0%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$78
Cash / self-pay
$35
Insurer-negotiated
$45
Medicare pays
$16
$15$92
Median cash $35  ·  Medicare $16  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $35 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($16). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($32).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $78 list price could save about $43 (55%).

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