45/100
#1,452 nationally
University Of Kentucky Hospital
800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536 · (859) 257-2278
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Of Kentucky Hospital billed $4.55 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 4.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 226
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KY
- #27
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 41% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 56% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
638 | $2,131 | $588 | -32% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
416 | $12,272 | $1,367 | +22% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
332 | $96,856 | $21,845 | +48% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
330 | $16,968 | $2,285 | -13% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
256 | $11,879 | $1,592 | about average |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
215 | $18,125 | $2,637 | -5% |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
209 | $21,505 | $3,085 | -5% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
193 | $10,413 | $1,709 | -19% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
173 | $21,966 | $2,288 | +24% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
169 | $50,967 | $11,191 | -18% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skin Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 602 · Inpatient stay |
$94,512 | $26,496 | +84% |
|
Postoperative and Post-traumatic Infections with Major Complications
MS-DRG 862 · Inpatient stay |
$132,679 | $29,382 | +79% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$61,068 | $11,820 | +64% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$56,731 | $4,855 | +64% |
|
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with
MS-DRG 617 · Inpatient stay |
$119,472 | $25,835 | +62% |
|
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability
MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay |
$80,372 | $15,298 | +61% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 163 · Inpatient stay |
$275,169 | $60,346 | +56% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$110,345 | $20,358 | +55% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$132,049 | $51,359 | -41% |
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Complications
MS-DRG 433 · Inpatient stay |
$30,191 | $10,859 | -34% |
|
Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 580 · Inpatient stay |
$55,419 | $18,556 | -33% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,131 | $588 | -32% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,446 | $2,951 | -32% |
|
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 328 · Inpatient stay |
$52,643 | $15,168 | -31% |
|
Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 846 · Inpatient stay |
$74,696 | $25,219 | -31% |
|
Major Head and Neck Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 141 · Inpatient stay |
$82,657 | $18,779 | -30% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.