Crisis therapy cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes: from $55.67 to $609.35, with a median of $253.35. The lowest price is at Wayne County Hospital (Monticello). The highest price is 10.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $253.35, is about the same as the US median of $254.84.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Kentucky ranks 20th of 40 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 90839. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$55.67Wayne County Hospital
Median$253.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$609.35in Kentucky
Lowest saves$197.68vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County Hospital lowest Monticello · Monticello, KY PYSCHOTHERAPY FOR CR | $55.67 | $85.65 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $59.65 | $170.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINS (FACILITY FEE) | $92.38 | $230.93 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $126.00 | $168.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 90839 Psychotherapy for crisis; first 60 minutes | $133.05 | $221.75 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY CRISIS PSYTHPY 60 M | $160.00 | $200.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Psychological Treatment Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $160.00 | $400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY PSYCHOTHRPY FOR CRISIS FIRST 30-74 MIN | $190.80 | $318.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY PSYTX FOR CRISIS 1ST 60 MIN SC | $192.60 | $321.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $234.84 | $309.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Iop Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $253.20 | $422.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $253.50 | $390.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $253.50 | $390.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Our Lady of Peace Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN PSYCHOTHERAPY CRISIS FIRST 60MIN | $336.64 | $599.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Php Crisis Tx First 60 Min | $496.20 | $827.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $609.35 | $812.47 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $609.35 | $812.47 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $609.35 | $812.47 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $609.35 | $812.47 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $609.35 | $812.47 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $609.35 | $812.47 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $609.35 | $812.47 | Sep 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $336.64 | $609.35 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $133.05 | $496.20 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 3 | $234.84 | $253.20 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $59.65 | $334.50 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $160.00 | $384.68 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $190.80 | $190.80 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $253.50 | $253.50 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $609.35 | $609.35 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $253.50 | $253.50 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $92.38 | $92.38 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $160.00 | $160.00 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $55.67 | $55.67 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Pikeville, KY | 1 | $192.60 | $192.60 |
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 crisis therapy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Crisis therapy explained.
Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes in other states
- Alabama$239.08, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$184.90, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$217.81
- Arkansas$115.84
- California$342.16
- Colorado$544.70
- Connecticut$306.80
- District of Columbia$347.60, 2 hospitals
- Florida$418.60
- Georgia$536.25
- Idaho$236.36
- Illinois$250.00
- Indiana$111.51
- Iowa$270.94
- Kansas$210.30
- Louisiana$94.71
- Maine$278.50
- Maryland$278.70
- Massachusetts$403.00
- Michigan$102.10
- Minnesota$237.32
- Mississippi$239.08
- Missouri$212.70
- Montana$209.62
- Nebraska$212.55
- Nevada$291.00
- New Hampshire$143.88, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$189.21
- New Mexico$180.68, 4 hospitals
- New York$267.21
- North Carolina$114.50
- North Dakota$164.80
- Ohio$313.30
- Oklahoma$337.79, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$347.10
- Pennsylvania$179.15
- Rhode Island$205.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$361.20
- South Dakota$388.00
- Tennessee$95.92
- Texas$326.34
- Utah$225.40, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$259.13, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$295.50
- Washington$265.60
- West Virginia$225.00
- Wisconsin$294.50
- Wyoming$387.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.