Broken foot treatment cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for broken foot (metatarsal) treatment without surgery or setting: from $146.28 to $519.60, with a median of $274.57. The lowest price is at Jennie Stuart Medical Center (Hopkinsville). The highest price is 3.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $274.57, is 34% below the US median of $414.00.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($252.01).
- Kentucky ranks 9th of 47 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 28470. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$146.28Jennie Stuart Medical Center
Median$274.57half of hospitals charge less
Highest$519.60in Kentucky
Lowest saves$128.29vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center lowest Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC CLOSED RX METATARSAL FX | $146.28 | $471.85 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 28470 Closed treatment of metatarsal fracture; without manipulation, each | $168.90 | $281.50 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY TREAT METATARSAL FRACTURE | $182.40 | $304.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY TREAT METATARSAL FRACTURE | $182.40 | $304.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY TREAT METATARSAL FRACTURE | $182.40 | $304.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY TREAT METATARSAL FRACTURE | $182.40 | $304.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Closed treatment of broken bone in forefoot or midfoot | $220.50 | $294.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Cl Tx Mtrsal WO Mnp | $228.01 | $543.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Cl Tx Mtrsal WO Mnp | $239.83 | $495.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Cl Tx Mtrsal WO Mnp | $257.87 | $543.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Cl Tx Mtrsal WO Mnp | $291.27 | $543.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Cl Tx Mtrsal WO Mnp | $296.87 | $786.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Closed treatment of broken bone in forefoot or midfoot | $303.55 | $467.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Closed treatment of broken bone in forefoot or midfoot | $307.45 | $473.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Closed treatment of broken bone in forefoot or midfoot | $355.55 | $547.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Cl Tx Mtrsal WO Mnp | $377.27 | $894.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Closed Treatment Metatarsal Fracture Without Manipulation | $383.10 | $957.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Cl Tx Mtrsal WO Mnp | $390.55 | $1,113.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Treat Metatarsal Fx | $519.60 | $866.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Treat Metatarsal Fx | $519.60 | $866.00 | 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
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 | $228.01 | $274.57 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $168.90 | $344.25 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $239.83 | $379.72 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $355.55 | $355.55 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $146.28 | $146.28 |
| Corbin, KY | 1 | $390.55 | $390.55 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $307.45 | $307.45 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $377.27 | $377.27 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $220.50 | $220.50 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $182.40 | $182.40 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $296.87 | $296.87 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $303.55 | $303.55 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $182.40 | $182.40 |
| Pikeville, KY | 1 | $182.40 | $182.40 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $182.40 | $182.40 |
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 broken foot treatment is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Broken foot treatment explained.
Broken foot (metatarsal) treatment without surgery or setting in other states
- Alabama$220.00
- Alaska$564.50
- Arizona$1,277.00
- Arkansas$411.78
- California$537.85
- Colorado$580.72
- Connecticut$408.90
- Delaware$661.08, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$516.15, 3 hospitals
- Florida$735.20
- Georgia$806.13
- Hawaii$730.45
- Idaho$454.00
- Illinois$645.12
- Indiana$436.93
- Iowa$366.37
- Kansas$492.14
- Louisiana$195.70
- Maine$245.13
- Maryland$192.19, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$703.64
- Michigan$373.00
- Minnesota$360.98
- Mississippi$220.65
- Missouri$388.53
- Montana$338.40
- Nebraska$364.00
- Nevada$513.00
- New Hampshire$249.98
- New Jersey$358.80
- New Mexico$304.80
- New York$456.00
- North Carolina$358.50
- North Dakota$399.20
- Ohio$363.75
- Oklahoma$201.78
- Oregon$456.53
- Pennsylvania$520.80
- Rhode Island$315.00
- South Carolina$536.40
- South Dakota$573.60
- Tennessee$164.96
- Texas$279.90
- Utah$317.70, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$389.94
- Virginia$290.50
- Washington$573.95
- West Virginia$236.50
- Wisconsin$598.50
- Wyoming$352.46
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.