Kentucky / Flaget Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 180025 · Bardstown, KY · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Flaget Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Flaget Memorial Hospital reported 266 Medicare inpatient stays across 7 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.82 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Kentucky, number 42 of 51 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.06×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 126 stays at an average charge of $40,778, 55% below the national average. It also billed 439 outpatient services, charging 6.57 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 266
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.82×
- 3Rank in KY (highest ratio = 1) 42 of 51
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 7 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Flaget Memorial Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 126 | $40,778 | -55% | $14,769 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 44 | $25,493 | -55% | $10,340 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 29 | $35,351 | -41% | $10,897 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 22 | $24,870 | -49% | $8,594 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 19 | $39,725 | -44% | $13,189 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 14 | $22,622 | -44% | $7,325 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 12 | $22,360 | -43% | $6,567 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 126 | $15,184 | $2,325 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 61 | $50,556 | $11,167 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 46 | $9,732 | $1,639 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 39 | $8,731 | $1,639 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 32 | $15,889 | $2,448 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 25 | $29,157 | $6,164 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 25 | $25,550 | $4,654 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 23 | $7,281 | $1,300 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 21 | $11,627 | $1,332 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 21 | $19,638 | $2,746 |
| Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 20 | $31,287 | $5,892 |
Against the Kentucky average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Flaget Memorial Hospital charged $40,778 on average, 36% less than the Kentucky average of $63,454, and was paid $14,769 against a state average of $14,765. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Flaget Memorial Hospital charged $25,493 on average, 37% less than the Kentucky average of $40,730, and was paid $10,340 against a state average of $9,552. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Flaget Memorial Hospital charged $35,351 on average, 19% less than the Kentucky average of $43,745, and was paid $10,897 against a state average of $9,962. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Flaget Memorial Hospital charged $24,870 on average, 30% less than the Kentucky average of $35,524, and was paid $8,594 against a state average of $7,958. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $15,184 was 25% below the state average of $20,333. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $50,556 was 42% below the state average of $87,601. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $9,732 was 21% below the state average of $12,253. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $8,731 was 35% below the state average of $13,357.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, KY, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2021-10-27 (CMS case 206)
- Closure Notice — 2022-07-06 (CMS case 206)
- Warning Notice — 2025-06-09 (CMS case 4945)
- Closure Notice — 2025-06-20 (CMS case 4945)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.