Office visit, new patient (level 5) cost in Kentucky

Prices at 34 hospitals in Kentucky, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $250 — 22% below the US median ($318), roughly 1.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Uofl Health-Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville, KY $110 $304 ★ 3/5 117 min —
Uofl Health-Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY $110 $304 ★ 2/5 138 min —
University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY $110 $304 ★ 1/5 198 min —
Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY $127 $204 ★ 1/5 167 min —
Saint Joseph London London, KY $130 $412 ★ 3/5 185 min —
CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $130 $412 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling, KY $130 $412 ★ 4/5 134 min —
Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $130 $412 ★ 2/5 131 min —
CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea, KY $130 $412 ★ 4/5 126 min —
Wayne County Hospital Monticello, KY $144 — — — —
Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson, KY $158 $164 ★ 2/5 127 min —
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg, KY $188 $143 ★ 2/5 190 min —
Casey County Hospital Liberty, KY $227 — ★ 3/5 94 min —
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $244 $157 ★ 3/5 160 min —
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center South Williamson, KY $244 $234 ★ 2/5 168 min —
Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana, KY $247 $156 ★ 3/5 171 min —
McDowell ARH Hospital Mc Dowell, KY $253 $112 — 86 min —
King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY $255 $434 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, Inc Salem, KY $262 $209 ★ 4/5 106 min —
Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $324 $535 ★ 3/5 128 min —
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY $350 — ★ 4/5 128 min —
Spring View Hospital Lebanon, KY $405 — ★ 5/5 154 min —
Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield, KY $461 — ★ 1/5 132 min —
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $495 $167 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $554 $208 ★ 2/5 165 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)
$699
Cash / self-pay
$250
Insurer-negotiated
$304
Medicare pays
$237
$127$747
Median cash $250  ·  Medicare $237  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $250 — about 1.1× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $699 list price could save about $449 (64%).

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