Vaccine administration fee cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit: from $7.53 to $281.39, with a median of $70.80. The lowest price is at Saint Joseph Mount Sterling (Mt. Sterling). The highest price is 37.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $70.80, is 21% above the US median of $58.54.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($73.56).
- Kentucky ranks 35th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 80 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90471. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.53Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
Median$70.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$281.39in Kentucky
Lowest saves$63.27vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling lowest Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Hep B Cfv Only Admin Fee | $7.53 | $19.93 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY FLU VACC ADMIN 2020-2021 | $8.40 | $14.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Hep B Cfv Only Admin Fee | $8.77 | $25.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY T T INJ IM OR JET | $9.04 | $13.90 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB PFS PNEUMOVAC IMMUNIZ ADM >18 | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS INFLUENZA IMMUNIZ ADM >18 | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS PNEUMOVAC IMMUNIZ ADM >18 | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS INFLUENZA IMMUNIZ ADM >18 | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS PNEUMOVAC IMMUNIZ ADM >18 | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS PNEUMOVAC IMMUNIZ ADM >18 | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Hep B Cfv Only Admin Fee | $10.08 | $24.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Hep B Cfv Only Admin Fee | $10.55 | $25.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC HEP B CFV ONLY ADMIN FEE | $10.65 | $24.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC VACCINE ADMIN SINGLE | $10.80 | $36.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Hep B Cfv Only Admin Fee | $11.40 | $24.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY VACCINE ADMIN - VFC HEP B | $11.94 | $23.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Hep B Cfv Only Admin Fee | $12.11 | $25.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Hep B Cfv Only Admin Fee | $12.87 | $24.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY VACCINE ADMIN - VFC HEP B | $13.80 | $23.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY VACCINE ADMIN - VFC HEP B | $13.80 | $23.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY VACCINE ADMIN - VFC HEP B | $13.80 | $23.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY VACCINE ADMIN - VFC HEP B | $13.80 | $23.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB IMMUN ADMIN NEWBORN SERVICES | $19.93 | $19.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY TC IMMUNIZATION ADMIN VACCINES | $22.00 | $44.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Administration of vaccine | $25.50 | $51.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC VACCINE ADMIN SINGLE | $28.20 | $216.91 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 90471 Immunization administration; first vaccine | $31.20 | $52.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ADMIN INIT VACC | $36.24 | $151.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC VACCINE ADMIN SINGLE | $41.54 | $134.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY ADM VACCINE, INITIAL | $44.00 | $55.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Immuniz Admin,1 Single/Comb Vac/Toxoid | $46.66 | $116.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Immunization Administration | $49.20 | $82.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ADMIN INIT VACCINE | $54.36 | $151.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ADMIN INIT VACCINE | $57.38 | $151.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Administration of vaccine | $60.65 | $101.09 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Administration of vaccine | $63.08 | $83.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN VACCINE ADMIN IMMUN 1ST | $67.95 | $151.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN VACCINE ADMIN INIT | $67.95 | $151.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY ADMIN FLU VACCINE | $70.80 | $118.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY ADMIN FLU VACCINE | $70.80 | $118.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY ADMIN FLU VACCINE | $70.80 | $118.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY IMMUNIZATION ADMIN ONE VACCINE | $70.80 | $118.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY ADMIN FLU VACCINE | $70.80 | $118.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY ADMIN PNEUMONIA VACCINE | $71.40 | $119.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY IMMUNIZATION ADMIN ONE VACCINE | $73.80 | $123.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY ADMIN PNEUMONIA VACCINE | $75.00 | $125.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Administration of vaccine | $76.70 | $118.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Administration of vaccine | $76.70 | $118.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY ADMIN FLU VACCINE | $77.40 | $129.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY ADMINISTRATION OF VACCINE | $78.58 | $112.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG ADMIN FLU VIRUS VACCINE | $81.29 | $203.21 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC VACCINE ADMIN SINGLE | $82.72 | $176.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Administration of vaccine | $83.04 | $100.05 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Immunization Administration | $84.60 | $141.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Our Lady of Peace Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ADMIN INIT VACCINE | $84.86 | $151.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY ADMIN PNEUMONIA VACCINE | $86.40 | $144.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY ADMIN FLU VACCINE | $86.40 | $144.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY ADMIN FLU VACCINE | $86.40 | $144.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | $88.25 | $220.62 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Administration of vaccine | $92.34 | $153.90 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | $92.35 | $230.87 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | $92.49 | $231.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | $94.92 | $237.30 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | $99.45 | $248.62 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | $110.63 | $276.57 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | $111.37 | $278.42 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Administration of vaccine | $114.40 | $176.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC IMMUNIZ ADMIN,1 SINGLE/COMB VAC/TOXOID | $115.00 | $115.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | $125.88 | $314.69 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Administration of vaccine | $150.75 | $201.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Administration of vaccine | $161.29 | $215.05 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Administration of vaccine | $161.29 | $215.05 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Administration of vaccine | $161.29 | $215.05 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Administration of vaccine | $161.29 | $215.05 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Administration of vaccine | $161.29 | $215.05 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Administration of vaccine | $161.29 | $215.05 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Administration of vaccine | $161.29 | $215.05 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Administration of vaccine | $186.34 | $186.34 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY IMMUNIZ ADMIN SGL | $209.69 | $209.69 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY IMMUNIZ ADMIN SGL | $281.39 | $281.39 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 14 | $9.60 | $45.30 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $10.08 | $67.46 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $8.77 | $92.90 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $70.80 | $72.90 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $12.11 | $56.14 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $11.94 | $13.80 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $31.20 | $84.60 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $81.29 | $86.82 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $71.40 | $128.87 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $13.80 | $13.80 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $8.40 | $8.40 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $76.70 | $76.70 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $78.58 | $78.58 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $19.93 | $19.93 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $41.54 | $41.54 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $161.29 | $161.29 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $99.45 | $99.45 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $209.69 | $209.69 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $76.70 | $76.70 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $25.50 | $25.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $86.40 | $86.40 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $70.80 | $70.80 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $77.40 | $77.40 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $13.80 | $13.80 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $10.80 | $10.80 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $60.65 | $60.65 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $92.49 | $92.49 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $92.35 | $92.35 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $9.04 | $9.04 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $150.75 | $150.75 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $82.72 | $82.72 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $28.20 | $28.20 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $94.92 | $94.92 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $7.53 | $7.53 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $114.40 | $114.40 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $86.40 | $86.40 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $13.80 | $13.80 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $83.04 | $83.04 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $70.80 | $70.80 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $73.80 | $73.80 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit in other states
- Alabama$59.65
- Alaska$83.70
- Arizona$51.83
- Arkansas$26.54
- California$104.60
- Colorado$69.31
- Connecticut$83.20
- Delaware$135.83
- District of Columbia$123.19, 3 hospitals
- Florida$120.18
- Georgia$48.35
- Hawaii$119.45
- Idaho$53.63
- Illinois$57.34
- Indiana$61.60
- Iowa$34.30
- Kansas$38.08
- Louisiana$40.38
- Maine$18.30
- Maryland$72.09
- Massachusetts$109.75
- Michigan$23.03
- Minnesota$41.05
- Mississippi$54.40
- Missouri$57.40
- Montana$48.75
- Nebraska$44.10
- Nevada$88.15
- New Hampshire$31.50
- New Jersey$72.00
- New Mexico$46.62
- New York$84.22
- North Carolina$72.00
- North Dakota$48.00
- Ohio$40.69
- Oklahoma$56.56
- Oregon$57.82
- Pennsylvania$63.73
- Puerto Rico$155.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$143.40
- South Carolina$55.25
- South Dakota$51.83
- Tennessee$36.30
- Texas$74.52
- Utah$267.90
- Vermont$48.00
- Virginia$56.40
- Washington$42.86
- West Virginia$43.50
- Wisconsin$38.69
- Wyoming$56.57
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.