Hip replacement cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for total hip replacement: from $1,202.50 to $41,186.18, with a median of $19,742.48. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 34.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $19,742.48, is 34% above the US median of $14,678.62.
- Kentucky ranks 25th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 27130. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,202.50Ohio County Hospital
Median$19,742.48half of hospitals charge less
Highest$41,186.18in Kentucky
Lowest saves$18,539.98vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY | $1,202.50 | $2,405.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Arthroplasty, acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement (total hip arthroplasty), with or without autograft or allograft | $14,642.24 | $36,605.61 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Arthroplasty, acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement (total hip arthroplasty), with or without autograft or allograft | $15,791.05 | $39,477.63 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Arthroplasty, acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement (total hip arthroplasty), with or without autograft or allograft | $16,861.27 | $42,153.17 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Arthroplasty, acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement (total hip arthroplasty), with or without autograft or allograft | $19,742.48 | $49,356.19 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Arthroplasty, acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement (total hip arthroplasty), with or without autograft or allograft | $25,169.28 | $62,923.20 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Arthroplasty, acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement (total hip arthroplasty), with or without autograft or allograft | $25,939.35 | $64,848.37 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Arthroplasty, acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement (total hip arthroplasty), with or without autograft or allograft | $29,818.08 | $74,545.19 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital one side Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Arthrp Acetblr/Prox Fem Prostc Agrft/Algrft|RIGHT SIDE | $41,186.18 | $68,643.63 | 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 4 | $14,642.24 | $18,301.88 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $1,202.50 | $1,202.50 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $15,791.05 | $15,791.05 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $25,169.28 | $25,169.28 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $29,818.08 | $29,818.08 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $41,186.18 | $41,186.18 |
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 hip replacement is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hip replacement explained.
Total hip replacement in other states
- Alabama$18,108.73
- Alaska$29,163.92, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$23,691.36
- Arkansas$8,156.44
- California$9,161.60
- Colorado$19,692.00
- Connecticut$7,400.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$14,465.30, 1 hospital
- Florida$21,605.25
- Georgia$12,866.00
- Hawaii$15,374.10
- Idaho$15,889.00
- Illinois$12,138.72
- Indiana$29,464.96
- Iowa$3,464.30
- Kansas$13,304.00
- Louisiana$14,627.03
- Maine$4,003.93, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$16.36, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$57,140.39
- Michigan$21,184.13
- Minnesota$6,928.02
- Mississippi$11,993.41
- Missouri$3,639.30
- Montana$6,445.84, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$14,107.55
- Nevada$13,964.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$6,133.21, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,311.00
- New Mexico$24,949.78
- New York$15,226.08
- North Carolina$17,844.16
- North Dakota$14,385.63, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$44,305.25
- Oklahoma$14,940.91
- Oregon$7,577.32
- Pennsylvania$23,769.00
- Puerto Rico$4,500.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$12,870.72, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$35,366.37
- South Dakota$11,589.08, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$14,830.18
- Texas$12,833.00
- Utah$20,133.15, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$11,684.99, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$32,469.99
- Washington$28,070.63
- West Virginia$10,170.00
- Wisconsin$3,621.58
- Wyoming$7,957.20, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.