States / Kentucky
KY · 63 hospitals · #19 of 51 by charge gap
Hospital prices in Kentucky
58 Kentucky hospitals reported 73,307 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 4.06 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 19 of 51. The widest gap was at Baptist Health Lexington (7.64×), the narrowest at Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital (1.99×). CMS's price-transparency list records 228 enforcement actions involving 90 Kentucky hospitals.
- 1Median charge ÷ paid 4.06×
- 2Hospitals reporting 63
- 3Medicare inpatient stays 73,307
- 4Price-transparency actions 228
Most common stays in Kentucky
| DRG | Stays | KY avg charge | US avg charge | KY avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with... | 8,861 | $63,454 | $90,297 | $14,765 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 4,869 | $40,730 | $56,380 | $9,552 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 2,917 | $43,745 | $59,757 | $9,962 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 2,262 | $53,742 | $70,592 | $12,118 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 1,753 | $42,054 | $57,570 | $9,410 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 1,518 | $26,795 | $37,821 | $6,224 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without... | 1,426 | $35,524 | $49,049 | $7,958 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 1,395 | $30,016 | $40,705 | $6,931 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 1,330 | $36,651 | $51,326 | $8,562 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures... | 1,233 | $164,235 | $228,948 | $38,113 |
Every hospital
| Hospital | Stays | Ratio | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Hospital / Norton Healthcare Pavilion / Nor Louisville | 12,563 | 5.58× | – |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville | 7,005 | 7× | 3 |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington | 4,931 | 4.22× | – |
| St Elizabeth Medical Center North Edgewood | 4,272 | 3.6× | – |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital Louisville | 3,964 | 4.31× | 3 |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington | 3,648 | 7.64× | 3 |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland | 3,367 | 3.89× | 4 |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown | 2,714 | 5.9× | 5 |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green | 2,670 | 4.29× | 4 |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Owensboro | 2,466 | 3.13× | 2 |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah | 2,116 | 7.24× | 3 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington | 2,032 | 3.68× | 2 |
| Pikeville Medical Center Pikeville | 1,916 | 4.6× | 3 |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah | 1,725 | 5.08× | – |
| St Elizabeth Florence Florence | 1,630 | 3.39× | 3 |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville | 1,360 | 4.33× | 1 |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Somerset | 1,155 | 7.6× | 2 |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville | 923 | 5.84× | 5 |
| St Elizabeth Ft Thomas Fort Thomas | 907 | 3.25× | 2 |
| Ephraim Mcdowell Regional Medical Center Danville | 867 | 2.97× | 2 |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin | 840 | 5.53× | 3 |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow | 814 | 2.29× | 1 |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson | 813 | 2.84× | – |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green | 797 | 7.59× | 2 |
| CHI Saint Joseph London London | 676 | 4.06× | – |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital Murray | 618 | 3.94× | 1 |
| Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center Hazard | 528 | 5.91× | 2 |
| St Claire Regional Medical Center Morehead | 486 | 2.78× | 3 |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond | 482 | 4.72× | 5 |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville | 449 | 3.89× | – |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort | 435 | 7.13× | 2 |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield | 396 | 6.34× | 2 |
| Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown | 266 | 2.82× | 4 |
| Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical Center South Williamson | 241 | 3.96× | – |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester | 235 | 7.12× | – |
| Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville | 220 | 2.4× | 2 |
| CHI Saint Joseph East Lexington | 219 | 3.06× | 2 |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville | 216 | 2.15× | 1 |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville | 200 | 4.72× | 2 |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg | 192 | 4.94× | – |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg | 188 | 5.62× | 3 |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan | 169 | 3.22× | – |
| Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville | 158 | 1.99× | – |
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield | 158 | 2.67× | – |
| CHI Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling | 149 | 2.55× | – |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson | 120 | 5.89× | – |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana | 118 | 2.46× | 1 |
| Uofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville | 115 | 2.49× | – |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon | 109 | 3.63× | 2 |
| Adventhealth Manchester Manchester | 107 | 3.33× | 5 |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown | 100 | 7.63× | – |
| Baptist Health La Grange La Grange | 91 | 5.38× | 3 |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa | 86 | 4.62× | – |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville | 84 | 5.12× | – |
| Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospit Middlesboro | 69 | 3.29× | – |
| Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care Ct Mount Vernon | 55 | 3.04× | – |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville | 53 | 4.99× | – |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris | 24 | 4.43× | 3 |
| Crittenden Community Hospital Marion | 0 | – | – |
| Crittenden Community Hospital Marion | 0 | – | – |
| Kindred Hospital Louisville Louisville | 0 | – | 2 |
| Pineville Community Health Center, Inc Pineville | 0 | – | – |
| T J Health Columbia Columbia | 0 | – | – |
Price-transparency enforcement in Kentucky
67 closure notices, 66 warning notices, 62 “met requirements” findings, 30 corrective-action-plan requests, 3 administrative closures — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.