Critical care (first hour) cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 65 hospitals publish a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $663.74 to $7,129.84, with a median of $2,051.24. The lowest price is at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Madisonville). The highest price is 10.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,051.24, is about the same as the US median of $2,018.81.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- Kentucky ranks 23rd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 65 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 99291. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$663.74Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
Median$2,051.24half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,129.84in Kentucky
Lowest saves$1,387.50vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville lowest Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC CRITICAL CARE 30 - 74 MIN | $663.74 | $5,105.64 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC CRITICAL CARE 30 - 74 MIN | $794.45 | $2,562.71 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $804.81 | $969.65 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB ER LEVEL CRITICAL CARE | $811.20 | $4,056.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB ER LEVEL CRITICAL CARE | $811.20 | $4,056.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB ER LEVEL CRITICAL CARE | $811.20 | $4,056.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB ER LEVEL CRITICAL CARE | $811.20 | $4,056.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB ER LEVEL CRITICAL CARE | $811.20 | $4,056.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB ER LEVEL CRITICAL CARE | $811.20 | $4,056.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG CRITICAL CARE FIRST 30-74 MINS | $812.06 | $2,030.13 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $880.75 | $1,355.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $880.75 | $1,355.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $915.50 | $1,831.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $942.73 | $1,346.75 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY TC TRAUM/CRITIC CARE 30-74 MIN | $951.50 | $1,903.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 99291 - Critical Care, 30-74 | $1,033.95 | $1,723.25 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY CRITICAL CARE 1ST HR | $1,066.52 | $1,640.80 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $1,075.90 | $1,537.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ER CRITICAL CARE 30 74 MIN | $1,295.52 | $5,398.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC ED Critical Care | $1,361.93 | $2,811.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC ED Critical Care | $1,399.00 | $3,704.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC CRITICAL CARE 30 - 74 MIN | $1,418.10 | $4,727.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $1,583.20 | $3,957.99 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC CRITICAL CARE 30 - 74 MIN | $1,671.32 | $3,556.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC ED Critical Care | $1,717.66 | $4,895.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $1,797.13 | $4,492.82 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY ED CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN | $1,865.13 | $3,593.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY ED CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN | $1,874.40 | $3,124.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC ED Critical Care | $1,886.61 | $4,493.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ER CRITICAL CARE 30 74 MIN | $1,943.28 | $5,398.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $1,981.20 | $3,302.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,001.75 | $2,669.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ER CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $2,051.24 | $5,398.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC ED Critical Care | $2,133.73 | $4,493.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY ED CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN | $2,155.80 | $3,593.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY ED CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN | $2,155.80 | $3,593.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $2,171.40 | $3,619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $2,247.78 | $5,619.44 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY CRITICAL CARE, 1ST 30-74 MIN | $2,305.20 | $3,842.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,316.16 | $2,316.16 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $2,334.45 | $5,836.12 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $2,360.38 | $5,900.96 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC ED Critical Care | $2,410.05 | $4,493.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ER CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $2,429.10 | $5,398.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ER CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $2,429.10 | $5,398.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC ED Critical Care | $2,478.41 | $5,873.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY ED CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN | $2,551.70 | $4,252.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,557.75 | $3,935.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $2,666.92 | $6,667.29 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $2,720.04 | $6,800.10 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $2,745.69 | $2,745.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Critical Care, E/M 30-74 Minutes | $2,806.19 | $7,015.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,847.50 | $4,745.83 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $3,061.96 | $3,061.96 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $3,089.57 | $7,723.93 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB CC CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MI | $3,383.43 | $3,383.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $3,805.03 | $5,073.37 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $3,805.03 | $5,073.37 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $3,805.03 | $5,073.37 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $3,805.03 | $5,073.37 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $3,805.03 | $5,073.37 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $3,805.03 | $5,073.37 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $3,805.03 | $5,073.37 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $4,319.00 | $7,198.33 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $7,129.84 | $7,129.84 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $811.20 | $1,943.28 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 9 | $1,797.13 | $2,410.05 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $1,865.13 | $2,155.80 |
| Corbin, KY | 3 | $1,717.66 | $2,745.69 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $1,033.95 | $2,171.40 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 3 | $1,361.93 | $1,981.20 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $812.06 | $2,565.53 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $2,155.80 | $2,155.80 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $2,305.20 | $2,305.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $880.75 | $880.75 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $942.73 | $942.73 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $3,383.43 | $3,383.43 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $794.45 | $794.45 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $3,805.03 | $3,805.03 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $1,583.20 | $1,583.20 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $7,129.84 | $7,129.84 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $880.75 | $880.75 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $915.50 | $915.50 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $951.50 | $951.50 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $1,874.40 | $1,874.40 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $1,418.10 | $1,418.10 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $2,847.50 | $2,847.50 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $2,720.04 | $2,720.04 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $1,075.90 | $1,075.90 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $811.20 | $811.20 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $2,247.78 | $2,247.78 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $1,066.52 | $1,066.52 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $2,001.75 | $2,001.75 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $1,671.32 | $1,671.32 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $663.74 | $663.74 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $2,360.38 | $2,360.38 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $2,316.16 | $2,316.16 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $1,399.00 | $1,399.00 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $2,557.75 | $2,557.75 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $2,551.70 | $2,551.70 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $804.81 | $804.81 |
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 critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.
Critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes in other states
- Alabama$1,100.89
- Alaska$3,451.85
- Arizona$2,785.88
- Arkansas$1,183.00
- California$5,487.56
- Colorado$3,532.47
- Connecticut$2,324.30
- Delaware$2,590.56
- District of Columbia$3,604.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,877.40
- Georgia$1,827.90
- Hawaii$4,407.90
- Idaho$2,324.95
- Illinois$2,083.68
- Indiana$2,123.10
- Iowa$1,268.96
- Kansas$1,420.00
- Louisiana$838.66
- Maine$1,000.20
- Maryland$2,144.19, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,675.75
- Michigan$1,973.78
- Minnesota$1,598.02
- Mississippi$1,064.57
- Missouri$2,057.75
- Montana$1,850.40
- Nebraska$1,691.50
- Nevada$2,843.12
- New Hampshire$2,095.71
- New Jersey$1,084.44
- New Mexico$2,103.56
- New York$1,717.00
- North Carolina$2,368.20
- North Dakota$1,895.87
- Ohio$2,937.75
- Oklahoma$1,211.94
- Oregon$2,663.78
- Pennsylvania$1,876.80
- Puerto Rico$300.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$1,746.15
- South Carolina$2,819.40
- South Dakota$2,462.40
- Tennessee$1,213.08
- Texas$2,540.23
- Utah$8,005.32
- Vermont$1,750.00
- Virginia$2,535.00
- Washington$3,221.55
- West Virginia$1,258.14
- Wisconsin$1,785.95
- Wyoming$2,312.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.