Vaccine administration cost in Kentucky

Prices at 43 hospitals in Kentucky, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $54 — about the US median ($56), roughly 2.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson, KY $11 $18 ★ 2/5 127 min 15.1%
Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY $11 $26 ★ 1/5 156 min 15.5%
Saint Joseph London London, KY $29 $85 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $29 $85 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.1%
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling, KY $29 $85 ★ 4/5 129 min 15.2%
Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $29 $85 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.2%
CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea, KY $29 $85 ★ 4/5 126 min 14.7%
Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, Inc Salem, KY $30 $23 ★ 4/5 103 min 15.6%
Casey County Hospital Liberty, KY $35 ★ 3/5 100 min 15.2%
Uofl Health-Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville, KY $36 $71 ★ 3/5 121 min 15.2%
Uofl Health-Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY $36 $71 ★ 2/5 145 min 15.6%
University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY $36 $71 ★ 1/5 198 min 16.4%
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY $49 ★ 4/5 129 min 15.0%
King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY $50 $85 ★ 3/5 210 min 15.2%
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $53 $49 ★ 1/5 176 min 15.6%
ARH Our Lady of the Way Martin, KY $53 $24 84 min
Morgan County ARH Hospital West Liberty, KY $53 $25 130 min 15.0%
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital Hyden, KY $53 $18 101 min 14.9%
McDowell ARH Hospital Mc Dowell, KY $53 $20 90 min 15.0%
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $56 $38 ★ 3/5 160 min 14.9%
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center South Williamson, KY $57 $41 ★ 2/5 176 min 16.4%
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $58 $58 ★ 2/5 173 min 14.7%
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg, KY $60 $53 ★ 2/5 193 min 15.1%
Harlan ARH Hospital Harlan, KY $60 $65 ★ 2/5 193 min 16.5%
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $60 $45 ★ 2/5 166 min 15.5%

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)
$100
Cash / self-pay
$54
Insurer-negotiated
$58
Medicare pays
$19
$29$91
Median cash $54  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $54 — about 2.9× the Medicare rate ($19). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $100 list price could save about $46 (46%).

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