COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna) cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna), age 12 and older: from $125.44 to $553.02, with a median of $276.53. The lowest price is at King's Daughters' Medical Center (Ashland). The highest price is 4.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $276.53, is 35% above the US median of $204.19.
- Kentucky ranks 37th of 38 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 91322. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$125.44King's Daughters' Medical Center
Median$276.53half of hospitals charge less
Highest$553.02in Kentucky
Lowest saves$151.09vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG SARSCOV2 VAC 50 MCG/0.5ML IM (MODERNA) | $125.44 | $313.60 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $164.25 | $219.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Spikevax: 10 Syringe, Plastic In 1 Carton (80777-110-96) / .5 Ml In 1 Syringe, Plastic (80777-110-01) | $167.04 | $417.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $188.48 | $248.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $212.70 | $425.40 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY Spikevax (Moderna Covid 12+) | $255.00 | $510.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $276.53 | $368.70 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $276.53 | $368.70 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $276.53 | $368.70 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $276.53 | $368.70 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $276.53 | $368.70 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $276.53 | $368.70 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $276.53 | $368.70 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $553.02 | $850.80 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, 50 mcg/0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use | $553.02 | $850.80 | 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $167.04 | $221.78 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 2 | $276.53 | $276.53 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $188.48 | $232.50 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $553.02 | $553.02 |
| Corbin, KY | 1 | $276.53 | $276.53 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $276.53 | $276.53 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $553.02 | $553.02 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $212.70 | $212.70 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $255.00 | $255.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $125.44 | $125.44 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $164.25 | $164.25 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $276.53 | $276.53 |
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
What COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna) explained.
COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna), age 12 and older in other states
- Alabama$128.41, 4 hospitals
- Alaska$255.09
- Arizona$155.19, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$189.90, 3 hospitals
- California$241.92
- Colorado$209.40
- Connecticut$282.37, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$534.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$213.85, 2 hospitals
- Florida$224.25
- Georgia$98.00
- Hawaii$217.70
- Idaho$120.00, 4 hospitals
- Illinois$204.19
- Indiana$216.60
- Iowa$263.57
- Kansas$150.00
- Louisiana$141.86
- Maine$160.00
- Maryland$208.67
- Massachusetts$239.23
- Michigan$277.95
- Minnesota$183.43
- Mississippi$119.93
- Missouri$171.60
- Montana$163.20
- Nebraska$179.00
- Nevada$260.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$153.25
- New Jersey$67.17
- New Mexico$252.99, 2 hospitals
- New York$205.30
- North Carolina$171.53
- North Dakota$145.00
- Ohio$207.41
- Oklahoma$119.81, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$218.88
- Pennsylvania$199.20
- South Carolina$152.40
- South Dakota$206.40
- Tennessee$209.79
- Texas$122.61
- Utah$545.04, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$222.01
- Virginia$76.61
- Washington$145.92
- West Virginia$155.00
- Wisconsin$167.05
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.