Vaccine administration cost in Ohio

Prices at 112 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $46 — 19% below the US median ($57), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $16 — — 74 min —
Avita Ontario Ontario, OH $17 $29 ★ 4/5 148 min —
Bucyrus Community Hospital Bucyrus, OH $17 $29 — 118 min —
Galion Community Hospital Galion, OH $17 $29 ★ 3/5 131 min —
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $18 $136 ★ 4/5 171 min —
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH $20 $25 — 106 min —
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $25 $69 ★ 4/5 187 min —
Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH $30 $24 — — —
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $31 $70 — — —
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $31 $4,513 — 115 min —
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $31 $20 — — —
Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital Athens, OH $31 $69 ★ 3/5 202 min —
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $31 $29 ★ 5/5 172 min —
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $31 — — — —
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $33 $26 ★ 3/5 201 min —
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $33 $70 ★ 4/5 154 min —
Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $33 $69 ★ 3/5 130 min —
Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $33 — ★ 4/5 — —
Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH $34 $29 ★ 4/5 208 min —
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH $34 $31 ★ 3/5 218 min —
Lake Health Concord, OH $34 $38 ★ 3/5 168 min —
University Hospitals-Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $34 $29 ★ 4/5 187 min —
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $34 $29 ★ 3/5 244 min —
Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $34 $37 — — —
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $34 $63 — 146 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 October 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)
$85
Cash / self-pay
$46
Insurer-negotiated
$68
Medicare pays
$19
$31$100
Median cash $46  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $46 — about 2.4× 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 $85 list price could save about $39 (46%).

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