Chemotherapy infusion cost in Kentucky

Prices at 34 hospitals in Kentucky, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $356 — 14% below the US median ($416), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson, KY $163 $142 ★ 2/5 127 min 15.1%
Saint Joseph London London, KY $172 $329 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $172 $329 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.1%
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling, KY $172 $329 ★ 4/5 129 min 15.2%
Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $172 $329 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.2%
CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea, KY $172 $329 ★ 4/5 126 min 14.7%
Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY $208 $110 ★ 1/5 156 min 15.5%
Wayne County Hospital Monticello, KY $212
King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY $243 $279 ★ 3/5 210 min 15.2%
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $258 $116 ★ 3/5 160 min 14.9%
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg, KY $309 $141 ★ 2/5 193 min 15.1%
Harlan ARH Hospital Harlan, KY $309 $207 ★ 2/5 193 min 16.5%
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $310 $204 ★ 1/5 176 min 15.6%
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $317 $193 ★ 2/5 173 min 14.7%
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center South Williamson, KY $324 $190 ★ 2/5 176 min 16.4%
Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg, KY $387
Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville, KY $412 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.3%
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Somerset, KY $464 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.9%
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY $547 $311 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.7%
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Owensboro, KY $547 $311 ★ 2/5 208 min 14.6%
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY $547 $311 ★ 3/5 116 min 15.2%
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY $554 ★ 4/5 129 min 15.0%
Uofl Health-Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville, KY $591 $1,231 ★ 3/5 121 min 15.2%
Uofl Health-Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY $591 $1,231 ★ 2/5 145 min 15.6%
University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY $591 $1,231 ★ 1/5 198 min 16.4%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$860
Cash / self-pay
$356
Insurer-negotiated
$294
Medicare pays
$81
$172$662
Median cash $356  ·  Medicare $81  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $356 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($81). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($162).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $860 list price could save about $504 (59%).

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