Septoplasty cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum: from $495.50 to $17,360.04, with a median of $1,862.92. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 35.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,862.92, is 62% below the US median of $4,924.40.
- Kentucky ranks 2nd of 39 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 30520. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$495.50Ohio County Hospital
Median$1,862.92half of hospitals charge less
Highest$17,360.04in Kentucky
Lowest saves$1,367.42vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY REPAIR NASAL SEPTUM | $495.50 | $991.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Repair of Nasal Septum | $1,120.41 | $2,655.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Repair of Nasal Septum | $1,458.31 | $3,473.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY Repair of Nasal Septum | $1,493.23 | $3,082.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Repair of Nasal Septum | $1,649.33 | $3,473.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Reshaping of nasal cartilage | $1,727.25 | $2,303.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY Repair of Nasal Septum | $1,862.92 | $3,473.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY RESHAPING OF NASAL CARTILAGE | $4,344.52 | $6,206.46 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft | $4,879.32 | $12,198.30 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft | $5,515.81 | $13,789.52 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Septoplasty/Submucous Resecj W/WO Cartilage Grf | $10,655.88 | $17,759.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft | $12,719.41 | $31,798.53 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft | $17,360.04 | $43,400.09 | Jul 10, 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 | 5 | $1,458.31 | $1,862.92 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $4,344.52 | $4,344.52 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $495.50 | $495.50 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $1,120.41 | $1,120.41 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $12,719.41 | $12,719.41 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $1,727.25 | $1,727.25 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $4,879.32 | $4,879.32 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $10,655.88 | $10,655.88 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 1 | $1,493.23 | $1,493.23 |
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 septoplasty is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Septoplasty explained.
Septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum in other states
- Alabama$5,720.56
- Alaska$5,548.14
- Arizona$10,292.14
- Arkansas$2,545.75
- California$4,924.40
- Colorado$3,833.53
- Delaware$1,846.39, 2 hospitals
- Florida$13,196.83
- Georgia$8,241.00
- Hawaii$5,596.50, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$6,135.00
- Illinois$6,287.00
- Indiana$10,025.48
- Iowa$7,115.40
- Kansas$4,447.37
- Louisiana$5,727.66
- Maine$1,420.22, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$1,635.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$6,709.00
- Michigan$2,568.71
- Minnesota$2,424.76
- Mississippi$6,240.13
- Missouri$7,293.94
- Montana$1,406.40
- Nebraska$3,070.40
- Nevada$3,606.00
- New Jersey$4,327.45
- New Mexico$5,849.60
- New York$3,871.68
- North Carolina$4,645.36
- North Dakota$4,270.37, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$20,586.28
- Oklahoma$3,822.77
- Oregon$7,308.38
- Pennsylvania$6,111.09
- Puerto Rico$1,000.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$2,395.39, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$5,837.53
- South Dakota$7,584.00
- Tennessee$5,374.78
- Texas$3,652.15
- Utah$3,916.95, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$3,144.69, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$15,867.74
- Washington$4,979.10
- West Virginia$3,500.67
- Wisconsin$3,593.07
- Wyoming$1,195.15, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.