Back Problems (without major complications) cost in Louisville, KY

MS-DRG 552 · 4 hospitals in Louisville

Charges here run from $23,133 to $55,197 — a difference of $32,064 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Kentucky hospital charges $30,967.

Hospitals in Louisville, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
C Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY	$23,133 25% below the state average	$8,193	16
D Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY	$30,967	$7,136	75
F Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY	$35,907 16% above the state average	$6,286	100
D University Of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY	$55,197 78% above the state average	$10,987	26

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.