X-ray of the lower leg cost in Kentucky

Prices at 40 hospitals in Kentucky, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $352 — 42% above the US median ($248), roughly 11.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY $87 $46 ★ 1/5 167 min —
Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville, KY $108 $88 — 93 min —
Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana, KY $110 $81 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson, KY $119 $33 ★ 2/5 127 min —
Casey County Hospital Liberty, KY $120 — ★ 3/5 94 min —
Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, Inc Salem, KY $128 $1,753 ★ 4/5 106 min —
Uofl Health-Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville, KY $131 $278 ★ 3/5 117 min —
Uofl Health-Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY $131 $278 ★ 2/5 138 min —
University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY $131 $278 ★ 1/5 198 min —
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY $161 $124 ★ 4/5 148 min —
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Owensboro, KY $161 $124 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY $161 $124 ★ 3/5 115 min —
King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY $182 $265 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg, KY $238 — — — —
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $271 $72 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $349 $148 ★ 3/5 128 min —
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center South Williamson, KY $354 $51 ★ 2/5 168 min —
Spring View Hospital Lebanon, KY $391 — ★ 5/5 154 min —
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY $428 — ★ 4/5 128 min —
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $479 $147 ★ 1/5 166 min —
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Somerset, KY $488 — ★ 2/5 180 min —
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $491 $111 ★ 3/5 160 min —
Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville, KY $496 — ★ 4/5 149 min —
Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield, KY $498 — ★ 1/5 132 min —
ARH Our Lady of the Way Martin, KY $505 $168 — 84 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)
$593
Cash / self-pay
$352
Insurer-negotiated
$152
Medicare pays
$31
$112$611
Median cash $352  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $352 — about 11.2× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $593 list price could save about $241 (41%).

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