Hospital Costs in Kentucky
Compare average charges, Medicare payments, and charge-to-payment ratios for 30 hospitals in Kentucky.
30
Hospitals
20
DRG Categories
$153,187
Avg Hospital Charges
$30,161
Avg Payment
Best Value Hospitals in Kentucky
1 Best Value
St Elizabeth Ft Thomas
Fort Thomas
2.65x markup
$102,881 avg charges
2 Best Value
St Elizabeth Florence
Florence
3.16x markup
$126,478 avg charges
3 Best Value
Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Henderson
3.22x markup
$95,329 avg charges
4 Best Value
Saint Joseph Hospital
Lexington
3.56x markup
$144,271 avg charges
5 Best Value
King's Daughters' Medical Center
Ashland
3.6x markup
$118,830 avg charges
Top Rated Hospitals in Kentucky
Highest CMS star ratings based on quality measures
1
BAPTIST HEALTH PADUCAH
PADUCAH
5-star
Acute Care Hospitals
2
LOUISVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER
LOUISVILLE
5-star
Acute Care - Veterans Administration
3
BAPTIST HEALTH CORBIN
CORBIN
4-star
Acute Care Hospitals
4
BAPTIST HEALTH LAGRANGE
LA GRANGE
4-star
Acute Care Hospitals
5
BAPTIST HEALTH LEXINGTON
LEXINGTON
4-star
Acute Care Hospitals
Rating distribution: 5-star: 24-star: 133-star: 132-star: 231-star: 5
All Hospitals in Kentucky
| Hospital | City | Rating | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup | Discharges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital | Louisville | 2 | $238,214 | $47,732 | 4.99x | 744 |
| Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center | Hazard | 2 | $229,708 | $42,170 | 5.45x | 50 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah | 5 | $225,267 | $26,267 | 8.58x | 579 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | 3 | $210,759 | $26,607 | 7.92x | 1,639 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville | 1 | $204,558 | $42,228 | 4.84x | 657 |
| University Of Louisville Hospital | Louisville | 1 | $202,687 | $43,446 | 4.67x | 478 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington | 4 | $194,582 | $48,164 | 4.04x | 2,212 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington | 4 | $192,540 | $24,026 | 8.01x | 1,030 |
| Ephraim Mcdowell Regional Medical Center | Danville | 2 | $184,594 | $33,938 | 5.44x | 16 |
| Norton Hospital / Norton Healthcare Pavilion / Nor | Louisville | 2 | $183,981 | $32,011 | 5.75x | 2,881 |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | Somerset | 1 | $165,984 | $21,333 | 7.78x | 354 |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | Madisonville | 3 | $153,091 | $25,295 | 6.05x | 153 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown | 2 | $146,316 | $24,505 | 5.97x | 216 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington | 2 | $144,271 | $40,545 | 3.56x | 374 |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital | Paducah | 2 | $143,054 | $26,732 | 5.35x | 131 |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center | Maysville | 4 | $140,463 | $23,199 | 6.05x | 39 |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center | Frankfort | 2 | $133,525 | $20,400 | 6.55x | 40 |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Owensboro | 2 | $131,393 | $35,821 | 3.67x | 228 |
| The Medical Center At Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 2 | $130,460 | $30,176 | 4.32x | 348 |
| St Elizabeth Medical Center North | Edgewood | 4 | $128,570 | $35,563 | 3.62x | 707 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin | 4 | $126,682 | $19,723 | 6.42x | 53 |
| St Elizabeth Florence | Florence | 4 | $126,478 | $40,054 | 3.16x | 120 |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center | Hopkinsville | 1 | $124,325 | $32,060 | 3.88x | 12 |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | Ashland | 3 | $118,830 | $33,008 | 3.6x | 262 |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital | Bowling Green | 2 | $117,567 | $17,509 | 6.71x | 137 |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital | Murray | 2 | $106,554 | $17,213 | 6.19x | 47 |
| St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | Fort Thomas | 3 | $102,881 | $38,816 | 2.65x | 21 |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center | Mayfield | 2 | $99,398 | $12,490 | 7.96x | 51 |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital | Henderson | 2 | $95,329 | $29,618 | 3.22x | 12 |
| Baptist Health Richmond | Richmond | 3 | $93,560 | $14,186 | 6.6x | 15 |
Most Common Hospital Stays in Kentucky
Top DRG categories by number of discharges. Click to compare hospitals.
DRG 871
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC
55 hospitals $57,272
8,928 discharges
DRG 291
HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC
54 hospitals $37,613
4,974 discharges
DRG 193
SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC
54 hospitals $42,051
2,709 discharges
DRG 177
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC
50 hospitals $50,991
2,640 discharges
DRG 189
PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE
46 hospitals $40,393
1,811 discharges
DRG 872
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC
39 hospitals $34,230
1,489 discharges
DRG 280
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC
33 hospitals $54,109
1,287 discharges
DRG 690
KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC
35 hospitals $26,387
1,272 discharges
DRG 683
RENAL FAILURE WITH CC
34 hospitals $29,758
1,271 discharges
DRG 853
INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
28 hospitals $153,806
1,268 discharges
DRG 689
KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC
33 hospitals $35,777
1,185 discharges
DRG 682
RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC
32 hospitals $45,387
1,140 discharges
DRG 392
ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC
30 hospitals $27,151
1,118 discharges
DRG 378
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC
25 hospitals $38,289
1,117 discharges
DRG 065
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS
26 hospitals $42,203
1,095 discharges
DRG 190
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC
30 hospitals $34,430
1,033 discharges
DRG 309
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC
26 hospitals $25,101
931 discharges
DRG 641
MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC
26 hospitals $25,917
902 discharges
DRG 640
MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC
27 hospitals $42,094
895 discharges
DRG 064
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC
23 hospitals $65,341
874 discharges