DRG 355 · Digestive

Abdominal Hernia Repair Cost in Kentucky — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery to repair a hernia of the abdominal wall, such as an umbilical or incisional hernia, where tissue pushes through a weak spot. The stay covers the operation and a short recovery.

State average
$67,514
gross charge · DRG 355
Hospitals
17
with published pricing
Price range
$36,520 – $127,301
low to high
Lowest $36,520 Highest $127,301

17 Kentucky hospitals list a gross charge for abdominal hernia repair under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $36,520 to $127,301. The cheapest is UK St. Claire in Morehead; the most expensive is Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. The state average sits at $67,514.

What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists abdominal hernia repair at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent abdominal hernia repair admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Kentucky hospitals missing from the list either don't perform abdominal hernia repair in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 355 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    UK St. Claire

    Morehead, KY

    Gross charge $36,520
    Cash pay $27,390
  2. 2

    Norton Hospitals, Inc

    Louisville, KY

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $39,006
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,654
  3. 3
    Gross charge $40,005
    Cash pay $26,003
  4. 4

    Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital

    Greenville, KY

    Gross charge $45,971
    Cash pay $29,881
  5. 5

    Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Owensboro, KY

    Gross charge $45,971
    Cash pay $29,881
  6. 6

    Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center

    Leitchfield, KY

    Gross charge $45,971
    Cash pay $29,881
  7. 7

    Jackson Purchase Medical Center

    Mayfield, KY

    Gross charge $54,240
    Cash pay $21,696
  8. 8

    Meadowview Regional Medical Center

    Maysville, KY

    Gross charge $64,312
    Cash pay $25,725
  9. 9

    Baptist Health Hardin

    Elizabethtown, KY

    Gross charge $78,332
    Cash pay $58,749
  10. 10

    Baptist Health Richmond

    Richmond, KY

    Gross charge $78,332
    Cash pay $58,749
  11. 11

    Baptist Health Corbin (Acute Care)

    Corbin, KY

    Gross charge $78,332
    Cash pay $58,749
  12. 12

    Baptist Health Lexington

    Lexington, KY

    Gross charge $78,332
    Cash pay $58,749
  13. 13

    Baptist Health Paducah

    Paducah, KY

    Gross charge $78,332
    Cash pay $58,749
  14. 14

    Baptist Health Louisville

    Louisville, KY

    Gross charge $78,332
    Cash pay $58,749
  15. 15

    Baptist Health La Grange

    La Grange, KY

    Gross charge $78,332
    Cash pay $58,749
  16. 16

    Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Somerset, KY

    Gross charge $100,121
    Cash pay $40,048
  17. 17

    Three Rivers Medical Center

    Louisa, KY

    Gross charge $127,301
    Cash pay $76,381
  18. 18

    Whitesburg ARH Hospital

    Whitesburg, KY

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    Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center

    Prestonsburg, KY

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  20. 20

    UK King's Daughters Medical Center

    Ashland, KY

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  21. 21

    Saint Joseph Hospital

    Lexington, KY

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    UofL Health – Shelbyville Hospital

    Shelbyville, KY

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    Middlesboro ARH Hospital

    Middlesboro, KY

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  27. 27

    UofL Health – Jewish Hospital

    Louisville, KY

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  28. 28

    Harlan ARH Hospital

    Harlan, KY

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  29. 29

    Jennie Stuart Medical Center

    Hopkinsville, KY

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  30. 30

    Deaconess Henderson Hospital

    Henderson, KY

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    CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling

    Mount Sterling, KY

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    Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center

    South Williamson, KY

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  33. 33

    Paintsville ARH Hospital

    Paintsville, KY

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  34. 34

    Harrison Memorial Hospital

    Cynthiana, KY

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  35. 35

    Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Acute Care)

    Madisonville, KY

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  36. 36

    Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital

    Paducah, KY

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  37. 37

    University of Louisville Hospital

    Louisville, KY

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  38. 38

    CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East

    Lexington, KY

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    Morgan County ARH Hospital

    West Liberty, KY

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    Knox County Hospital

    Barbourville, KY

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    McDowell ARH Hospital

    Mc Dowell, KY

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  45. 45

    University of Kentucky Hospital

    Lexington, KY

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