Hib vaccine (ActHIB/Hiberix) cost in Louisville, KY — inpatient
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hib vaccine (Haemophilus influenzae type b), 4-dose schedule (ActHIB, Hiberix) as an inpatient: from $17.04 to $38.94, with a median of $27.99. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $10.95 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $41.83 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90648, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jun 3, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC 10 MCG IJ SOLR File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $17.04 | $121.71 | $52.36–$106.50 | 86% |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC IM SOLR File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $24.35 | $173.89 | $74.81–$152.15 | 86% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $38.94 | $91.77 | $67.00–$83.52 | 58% |
Inpatient: lowest $17.04, median $27.99, highest $38.94 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $15.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This Hib vaccine (ActHIB or Hiberix) protects against Haemophilus influenzae type b, which caused meningitis in young children before vaccination. It is a four-dose series: at 2, 4 and 6 months and at 12 to 15 months.
What the price covers
The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving the shot is usually a separate line (code 90471 for the first vaccine of the visit, 90472 for each additional one).
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90648 ($40.64). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KYHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC 10 MCG IJ SOLR | $2.18 | file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KYHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC 10 MCG IJ SOLR | $2.18 | file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KYHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC 10 MCG IJ SOLR | $2.18 | file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KYHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC 10 MCG IJ SOLR | $2.18 | file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KYHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC 10 MCG IJ SOLR | $2.18 | file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KYHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC IM SOLR | $2.23 | file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KYHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC IM SOLR | $2.23 | file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KYHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC IM SOLR | $2.23 | file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KYHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC IM SOLR | $2.23 | file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KYHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSAC CONJ VAC IM SOLR | $2.23 | file |