Hemorrhoid banding cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $235.35 to $6,937.62, with a median of $1,000.61. The lowest price is at Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services (Salem). The highest price is 29.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,000.61, is 12% below the US median of $1,132.30.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Kentucky ranks 17th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 17 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 46221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$235.35Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services
Median$1,000.61half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,937.62in Kentucky
Lowest saves$765.26vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services lowest Salem · Paducah, KY-IL HEMORRHOIDAL BANDING SINGLE PROC MINOR OP | $235.35 | $392.25 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $499.32 | $657.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Hemorr Intby Ligation | $732.33 | $2,087.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Hemorr Intby Ligation | $803.37 | $2,127.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Hemorr Intby Ligation | $884.73 | $2,107.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Hemorr Intby Ligation | $897.59 | $2,127.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC HEMORR INTBY LIGATION | $934.25 | $2,107.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY REMOVAL OF EXTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS BY RUBBER BANDING | $953.22 | $1,361.74 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Hemorr Intby Ligation | $1,000.61 | $2,107.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Hemorr Intby Ligation | $1,030.53 | $2,127.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Hemorr Intby Ligation | $1,130.19 | $2,107.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $1,160.10 | $3,867.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY LIGATION HEMORR | $1,186.25 | $1,825.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $1,233.75 | $1,645.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Hemorrhoidectomy Internal Rubber Band Ligations | $1,394.44 | $3,486.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB LIGATION OF HEMORRHOIDS | $3,660.87 | $3,660.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Ligation of Hemorrhoids | $6,937.62 | $11,562.70 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 5 | $884.73 | $1,000.61 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $235.35 | $3,586.48 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $499.32 | $764.92 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $953.22 | $953.22 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $3,660.87 | $3,660.87 |
| Corbin, KY | 1 | $732.33 | $732.33 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $1,160.10 | $1,160.10 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $897.59 | $897.59 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $1,186.25 | $1,186.25 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $1,233.75 | $1,233.75 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $803.37 | $803.37 |
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 hemorrhoid banding is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hemorrhoid banding explained.
Hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation) in other states
- Alabama$1,824.00
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$1,316.29
- Arkansas$834.60
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$2,422.15
- Connecticut$3,224.78
- Delaware$1,067.60, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$2,277.23, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,719.45
- Georgia$1,377.16
- Hawaii$1,850.10
- Idaho$1,094.40
- Illinois$914.00
- Indiana$2,199.33
- Iowa$653.80
- Kansas$956.00
- Louisiana$498.40
- Maine$757.41
- Maryland$698.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,934.70
- Michigan$1,431.95
- Minnesota$815.17
- Mississippi$720.00
- Missouri$1,360.00
- Montana$661.60
- Nebraska$665.00
- Nevada$1,034.55, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$557.38
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New Mexico$830.70
- New York$1,140.93
- North Carolina$734.16
- North Dakota$1,420.90
- Ohio$1,912.95
- Oklahoma$984.60
- Oregon$740.25
- Pennsylvania$1,791.43
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$1,546.20
- South Dakota$1,183.20
- Tennessee$1,015.80
- Texas$890.85
- Utah$1,413.80, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,341.00
- Virginia$1,452.00
- Washington$1,260.75
- West Virginia$1,181.25
- Wisconsin$1,235.70
- Wyoming$1,198.93, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.