PET scan cost in Kentucky

Prices at 31 hospitals in Kentucky, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,664 — 3% above the US median ($4,514).

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville, KY $1,379 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.3%
Uofl Health-Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville, KY $2,235 $6,053 ★ 3/5 121 min 15.2%
Uofl Health-Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY $2,235 $6,053 ★ 2/5 145 min 15.6%
University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY $2,235 $6,053 ★ 1/5 198 min 16.4%
Saint Joseph London London, KY $2,293 $2,769 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $2,293 $2,769 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.1%
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling, KY $2,293 $2,769 ★ 4/5 129 min 15.2%
Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $2,293 $2,769 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.2%
CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea, KY $2,293 $2,769 ★ 4/5 126 min 14.7%
Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson, KY $2,636 $2,592 ★ 2/5 127 min 15.1%
Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY $2,930 $1,385 ★ 1/5 156 min 15.5%
Spring View Hospital Lebanon, KY $2,975 ★ 5/5 158 min 14.0%
Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $4,036 $4,021 ★ 3/5 135 min 15.2%
King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY $4,664 $6,872 ★ 3/5 210 min 15.2%
Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $4,691 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.5%
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY $4,699 $3,692 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.7%
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Owensboro, KY $4,699 $3,692 ★ 2/5 208 min 14.6%
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY $4,699 $3,692 ★ 3/5 116 min 15.2%
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $4,928 $2,218 ★ 3/5 160 min 14.9%
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center South Williamson, KY $5,165 $1,317 ★ 2/5 176 min 16.4%
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg, KY $5,751 $2,780 ★ 2/5 193 min 15.1%
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $5,751 $2,078 ★ 1/5 176 min 15.6%
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $5,751 $2,151 ★ 2/5 173 min 14.7%
Harlan ARH Hospital Harlan, KY $5,751 $1,564 ★ 2/5 193 min 16.5%
Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield, KY $5,793 ★ 1/5 127 min 15.3%

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)
$9,585
Cash / self-pay
$4,664
Insurer-negotiated
$3,236
$2,235$5,768
Median cash $4,664  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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