DRG 352 · Digestive

Groin Hernia Repair Cost in Kentucky — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery to repair a hernia in the groin, where tissue bulges through a weak spot in the lower abdominal wall. The stay involves the repair, often reinforced with mesh, and a short recovery period.

State average
$46,318
gross charge · DRG 352
Hospitals
17
with published pricing
Price range
$21,297 – $99,242
low to high
Lowest $21,297 Highest $99,242

17 Kentucky hospitals list a gross charge for groin hernia repair under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $21,297 to $99,242. The cheapest is UK St. Claire in Morehead; the most expensive is Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. The state average sits at $46,318.

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 groin 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 groin 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 groin hernia repair in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 352 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 $21,297
    Cash pay $15,973
  2. 2
    Gross charge $28,780
    Cash pay $18,707
  3. 3

    Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital

    Greenville, KY

    Gross charge $28,825
    Cash pay $18,736
  4. 4

    Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Owensboro, KY

    Gross charge $28,825
    Cash pay $18,736
  5. 5

    Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center

    Leitchfield, KY

    Gross charge $28,825
    Cash pay $18,736
  6. 6

    Taylor Regional Hospital

    Campbellsville, KY

    Gross charge $33,589
    Cash pay $16,795
  7. 7

    Norton Hospitals, Inc

    Louisville, KY

    Gross charge $39,006
  8. 8

    Baptist Health Hardin

    Elizabethtown, KY

    Gross charge $51,725
    Cash pay $38,793
  9. 9

    Baptist Health Richmond

    Richmond, KY

    Gross charge $51,725
    Cash pay $38,793
  10. 10

    Baptist Health Corbin (Acute Care)

    Corbin, KY

    Gross charge $51,725
    Cash pay $38,793
  11. 11

    Baptist Health Lexington

    Lexington, KY

    Gross charge $51,725
    Cash pay $38,793
  12. 12

    Baptist Health Paducah

    Paducah, KY

    Gross charge $51,725
    Cash pay $38,793
  13. 13

    Baptist Health Louisville

    Louisville, KY

    Gross charge $51,725
    Cash pay $38,793
  14. 14

    Baptist Health La Grange

    La Grange, KY

    Gross charge $51,725
    Cash pay $38,793
  15. 15

    Jackson Purchase Medical Center

    Mayfield, KY

    Gross charge $56,865
    Cash pay $22,746
  16. 16

    Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Somerset, KY

    Gross charge $60,075
    Cash pay $24,030
  17. 17

    Three Rivers Medical Center

    Louisa, KY

    Gross charge $99,242
    Cash pay $59,545
  18. 18

    UK King's Daughters Medical Center

    Ashland, KY

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  19. 19

    Saint Joseph Hospital

    Lexington, KY

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  21. 21

    UofL Health – Shelbyville Hospital

    Shelbyville, KY

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  22. 22
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  23. 23

    UofL Health – Jewish Hospital

    Louisville, KY

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  24. 24

    Jennie Stuart Medical Center

    Hopkinsville, KY

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  25. 25

    Deaconess Henderson Hospital

    Henderson, KY

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  26. 26

    CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling

    Mount Sterling, KY

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  27. 27

    Harrison Memorial Hospital

    Cynthiana, KY

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  28. 28

    Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Acute Care)

    Madisonville, KY

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  29. 29

    Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital

    Paducah, KY

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  30. 30

    University of Louisville Hospital

    Louisville, KY

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  31. 31

    CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East

    Lexington, KY

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    University of Kentucky Hospital

    Lexington, KY

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