Esophagus Disorders Cost in Kentucky — Compare All Hospitals
A serious problem with the esophagus, the tube that carries food to the stomach, such as severe inflammation, tears, or blockages. The hospital stay often involves an endoscopy, acid-reducing medicines, and nutrition support.
State average
$28,038
gross charge · DRG 369
Hospitals
15
with published pricing
Price range
$18,900 – $56,018
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
UK St. Claire
Morehead, KY
Gross charge $18,900Cash pay $14,175 - 2
Kentucky River Medical Center
Jackson, KY
Gross charge $19,014Cash pay $11,409 - 3
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
Greenville, KY
Gross charge $21,693Cash pay $14,101 - 4
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Owensboro, KY
Gross charge $21,693Cash pay $14,101 - 5
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
Leitchfield, KY
Gross charge $21,693Cash pay $14,101 - 6
Baptist Health Hardin
Elizabethtown, KY
Gross charge $25,774Cash pay $19,330 - 7
Baptist Health Richmond
Richmond, KY
Gross charge $25,774Cash pay $19,330 - 8
Baptist Health Corbin (Acute Care)
Corbin, KY
Gross charge $25,774Cash pay $19,330 - 9
Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, KY
Gross charge $25,774Cash pay $19,330 - 10
Baptist Health Paducah
Paducah, KY
Gross charge $25,774Cash pay $19,330 - 11
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, KY
Gross charge $25,774Cash pay $19,330 - 12
Baptist Health La Grange
La Grange, KY
Gross charge $25,774Cash pay $19,330 - 13
Murray-Calloway County Hospital (Acute Care)
Murray, KY
Gross charge $28,943Cash pay $18,813 - 14
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Somerset, KY
Gross charge $52,197Cash pay $20,879 - 15
Jackson Purchase Medical Center
Mayfield, KY
Gross charge $56,018Cash pay $22,407 - 16
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
Prestonsburg, KY
Gross charge — - 17
UK King's Daughters Medical Center
Ashland, KY
Gross charge — - 18
Saint Joseph Hospital
Lexington, KY
Gross charge — - 19Gross charge —
- 20
UofL Health – Shelbyville Hospital
Shelbyville, KY
Gross charge — - 21
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital
Bardstown, KY
Gross charge — - 22
UofL Health – Jewish Hospital
Louisville, KY
Gross charge — - 23
Jennie Stuart Medical Center
Hopkinsville, KY
Gross charge — - 24
Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Henderson, KY
Gross charge — - 25
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling, KY
Gross charge — - 26
Harrison Memorial Hospital
Cynthiana, KY
Gross charge — - 27
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Acute Care)
Madisonville, KY
Gross charge — - 28
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, KY
Gross charge — - 29
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East
Lexington, KY
Gross charge — - 30Gross charge —
- 31
McDowell ARH Hospital
Mc Dowell, KY
Gross charge — - 32
University of Kentucky Hospital
Lexington, KY
Gross charge — - 33
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY
Gross charge — - 34
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
Paducah, KY
Gross charge — - 35Gross charge —
15 Kentucky hospitals list a gross charge for esophagus disorders under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $18,900 to $56,018. The cheapest is UK St. Claire in Morehead; the most expensive is Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. The state average sits at $28,038.
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 esophagus disorders 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 esophagus disorders 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 esophagus disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 369 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.