Burn treatment cost in Kentucky

Prices at 40 hospitals in Kentucky, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $217 — 30% below the US median ($307), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Somerset, KY $63 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.9%
Saint Joseph London London, KY $82 $246 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $82 $246 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.1%
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling, KY $82 $246 ★ 4/5 129 min 15.2%
Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $82 $246 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.2%
CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea, KY $82 $246 ★ 4/5 126 min 14.7%
McDowell ARH Hospital Mc Dowell, KY $88 $57 90 min 15.0%
Casey County Hospital Liberty, KY $107 ★ 3/5 100 min 15.2%
Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY $124 $183 ★ 1/5 156 min 15.5%
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg, KY $163 $145 ★ 2/5 193 min 15.1%
Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana, KY $182 $187 ★ 3/5 162 min 14.7%
Uofl Health-Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville, KY $189 $306 ★ 3/5 121 min 15.2%
Uofl Health-Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY $189 $306 ★ 2/5 145 min 15.6%
University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY $189 $306 ★ 1/5 198 min 16.4%
Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, Inc Salem, KY $205 $157 ★ 4/5 103 min 15.6%
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $212 $125 ★ 2/5 166 min 15.5%
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center South Williamson, KY $214 $115 ★ 2/5 176 min 16.4%
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $217 $113 ★ 3/5 160 min 14.9%
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $217 $136 ★ 1/5 176 min 15.6%
ARH Our Lady of the Way Martin, KY $217 $78 84 min
Morgan County ARH Hospital West Liberty, KY $217 $83 130 min 15.0%
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital Hyden, KY $217 $61 101 min 14.9%
Harlan ARH Hospital Harlan, KY $221 $182 ★ 2/5 193 min 16.5%
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $223 $161 ★ 2/5 173 min 14.7%
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY $232 ★ 4/5 129 min 15.0%

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 July 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)
$466
Cash / self-pay
$217
Insurer-negotiated
$212
Medicare pays
$129
$82$318
Median cash $217  ·  Medicare $129  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $217 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($129). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($259).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $466 list price could save about $249 (54%).

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