Vaccine administration cost in Ohio

Prices at 95 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $42 — 25% below the US median ($56), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $16 77 min 15.2%
Avita Ontario Ontario, OH $17 $29 ★ 4/5 138 min 14.8%
Bucyrus Community Hospital Bucyrus, OH $17 $29 110 min 14.9%
Galion Community Hospital Galion, OH $17 $29 ★ 3/5 130 min 14.7%
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $18 $136 ★ 4/5 167 min 15.0%
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH $20 $25 109 min 13.7%
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $25 $69 ★ 4/5 190 min 16.4%
Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH $30 $24 15.3%
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $31 $70
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $31 $4,513 113 min 15.0%
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $31 $20
Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital Athens, OH $31 $69 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.4%
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $31 $29 ★ 5/5 163 min 14.0%
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $31 15.0%
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $33 $26 ★ 3/5 196 min 15.0%
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $33 $70 ★ 4/5 157 min 15.2%
Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $33 $69 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.2%
Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $33 ★ 4/5 15.7%
Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH $34 $29 ★ 4/5 225 min 15.8%
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH $34 $31 ★ 3/5 223 min 15.5%
Lake Health Concord, OH $34 $38 ★ 3/5 165 min 16.5%
University Hospitals-Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $34 $29 ★ 4/5 184 min 15.7%
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $34 $29 ★ 3/5 247 min 15.6%
Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $34 $37 136 min 15.2%
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $34 $63 151 min

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)
$70
Cash / self-pay
$42
Insurer-negotiated
$68
Medicare pays
$19
$31$101
Median cash $42  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $42 — about 2.2× 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 $70 list price could save about $28 (40%).

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