Circumcision cost in Kentucky

Prices at 29 hospitals in Kentucky, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,124 — 16% below the US median ($1,336), roughly 6.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson, KY $208 $351 ★ 2/5 127 min 15.1%
Saint Joseph London London, KY $232 $2,072 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $232 $2,072 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.1%
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling, KY $232 $2,072 ★ 4/5 129 min 15.2%
Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $232 $2,072 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.2%
CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea, KY $232 $2,072 ★ 4/5 126 min 14.7%
Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville, KY $301 $259 93 min 14.9%
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg, KY $388 $147 ★ 2/5 193 min 15.1%
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $452 $174 ★ 2/5 173 min 14.7%
Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana, KY $929 $1,952 ★ 3/5 162 min 14.7%
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY $1,124 $1,409 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.7%
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Owensboro, KY $1,124 $1,409 ★ 2/5 208 min 14.6%
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY $1,124 $1,409 ★ 3/5 116 min 15.2%
King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY $1,226 $1,633 ★ 3/5 210 min 15.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $3,007 $2,183 ★ 3/5 135 min 15.2%
Spring View Hospital Lebanon, KY $3,585 ★ 5/5 158 min 14.0%
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY $3,940 ★ 4/5 129 min 15.0%
Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield, KY $5,396 $1,613 ★ 1/5 127 min 15.3%
Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville, KY $6,312 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.3%
Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $6,700 $2,078 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.5%
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Somerset, KY $8,578 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.9%

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)
$1,729
Cash / self-pay
$1,124
Insurer-negotiated
$2,016
Medicare pays
$167
$232$6,312
Median cash $1,124  ·  Medicare $167  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,124 — about 6.7× the Medicare rate ($167). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($333).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,729 list price could save about $605 (35%).

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