CT scan of the chest without contrast cost in Louisville, KY

Prices at 3 hospitals in Louisville, KY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $706 — 42% below the US median ($1,226), roughly 5.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Uofl Health-Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY $706 $1,470 ★ 2/5 138 min —
University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY $706 $1,470 ★ 1/5 198 min —

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 October 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)
$2,940
Cash / self-pay
$706
Insurer-negotiated
$1,470
Medicare pays
$133
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $706 — about 5.3× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($265).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,940 list price could save about $2,234 (76%).

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Doctors who perform this in Louisville

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Andrew Smith, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY1,406
Andre Thebert, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY449
Gregory Elliott, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY424
Jason Bronfman, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY407
Darren Cain, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY376
Anna Kogan, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY356
James Hiken, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY326
David Jolgren, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY301
Christopher Massey, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY295
Tracy Vanmeter, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY294
Matthew WilliamsDiagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY271
Emily Ghobadi, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLouisville, KY268

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