Wrist fracture care, no reset cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting: from $120.40 to $2,663.55, with a median of $282.78. The lowest price is at Norton Audubon Hospital (Louisville) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 22.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $282.78, is 40% below the US median of $473.89.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($252.01).
- Kentucky ranks 7th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 25600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$120.40Norton Audubon Hospital + 5 more
Median$282.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,663.55in Kentucky
Lowest saves$162.38vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Audubon Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville, KY HB CLOSED TX DISTAL RADIAL FX W/O MANIP | $120.40 | $602.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CLOSED TX DISTAL RADIAL FX W/O MANIP | $120.40 | $602.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CLOSED TX DISTAL RADIAL FX W/O MANIP | $120.40 | $602.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CLOSED TX DISTAL RADIAL FX W/O MANIP | $120.40 | $602.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CLOSED TX DISTAL RADIAL FX W/O MANIP | $120.40 | $602.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CLOSED TX DISTAL RADIAL FX W/O MANIP | $120.40 | $602.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY CLS TX DISTAL RADIAL FX WO MAN | $192.00 | $320.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY CLS TX DISTAL RADIAL FX WO MAN | $192.00 | $320.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Cl Tx Colles Fx W/O Mnp | $241.44 | $575.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $243.75 | $325.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 25600 Closed treatment of distal radial fracture; without manipulation | $270.75 | $451.25 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Cl Tx Colles Fx W/O Mnp | $273.07 | $575.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $277.55 | $427.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY CLS TX DISTAL RADIAL FX WO MAN | $288.00 | $480.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY CLS TX DISTAL RADIAL FX WO MAN | $288.00 | $480.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Cl Tx Colles Fx W/O Mnp | $288.28 | $595.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Cl Tx Colles Fx W/O Mnp | $296.87 | $786.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Cl Tx Colles Fx W/O Mnp | $308.43 | $575.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Treat Radius/Ulna Fx | $394.20 | $657.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Treat Radius/Ulna Fx | $394.20 | $657.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Closed Treatment Distal Radial/Ulna Fracture Without Manipulation | $479.55 | $1,198.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $490.10 | $754.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Cl Tx Colles Fx W/O Mnp | $543.54 | $1,288.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $573.95 | $883.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Cl Tx Colles Fx W/O Mnp | $646.36 | $1,842.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $2,663.55 | $2,663.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 6 | $120.40 | $120.40 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 4 | $241.44 | $290.75 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $646.36 | $1,654.96 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $270.75 | $332.48 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $288.28 | $341.24 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $573.95 | $573.95 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $490.10 | $490.10 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $120.40 | $120.40 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $243.75 | $243.75 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $288.00 | $288.00 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $296.87 | $296.87 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $277.55 | $277.55 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Pikeville, KY | 1 | $288.00 | $288.00 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What wrist fracture care, no reset is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Wrist fracture care, no reset explained.
Closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting in other states
- Alabama$274.13
- Alaska$495.06
- Arizona$1,577.00
- Arkansas$218.37
- California$558.24
- Colorado$661.86
- Connecticut$788.84
- Delaware$669.48, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$447.62, 3 hospitals
- Florida$557.60
- Georgia$524.70
- Hawaii$899.50
- Idaho$341.60
- Illinois$518.40
- Indiana$435.60
- Iowa$437.70
- Kansas$604.33
- Louisiana$284.60
- Maine$290.70
- Maryland$832.89, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$619.27
- Michigan$379.00
- Minnesota$492.48
- Mississippi$205.97
- Missouri$415.87
- Montana$457.19
- Nebraska$467.70
- Nevada$441.60
- New Hampshire$267.15
- New Jersey$1,963.09
- New Mexico$424.91
- New York$561.60
- North Carolina$411.50
- North Dakota$445.25
- Ohio$409.50
- Oklahoma$262.61
- Oregon$529.31
- Pennsylvania$662.95
- Puerto Rico$249.36, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$315.00
- South Carolina$378.60
- South Dakota$597.70
- Tennessee$236.55
- Texas$445.81
- Utah$414.41, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$540.06
- Virginia$338.00
- Washington$616.80
- West Virginia$317.50
- Wisconsin$615.55
- Wyoming$513.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.