DRG 659 · Kidney & Urinary

Kidney & Ureter Surgery (Non-Cancer) Cost in Kentucky — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery on the kidney or the tube that drains it (the ureter) for conditions other than cancer, such as blockages or structural problems. The stay includes the operation and monitoring of kidney function during recovery.

State average
$126,845
gross charge · DRG 659
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$36,180 – $215,532
low to high
Lowest $36,180 Highest $215,532

18 Kentucky hospitals list a gross charge for kidney & ureter surgery (non-cancer) under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $36,180 to $215,532. The cheapest is Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville; the most expensive is Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. The state average sits at $126,845.

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 kidney & ureter surgery (non-cancer) 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 kidney & ureter surgery (non-cancer) 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 kidney & ureter surgery (non-cancer) in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 659 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

    Taylor Regional Hospital

    Campbellsville, KY

    Gross charge $36,180
    Cash pay $18,090
  2. 2

    Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital

    Greenville, KY

    Gross charge $43,673
    Cash pay $28,388
  3. 3

    Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Owensboro, KY

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $43,673
    Cash pay $28,388
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,788
  4. 4

    Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center

    Leitchfield, KY

    Gross charge $43,673
    Cash pay $28,388
  5. 5

    Spring View Hospital

    Lebanon, KY

    Gross charge $48,737
    Cash pay $19,495
  6. 6

    UK St. Claire

    Morehead, KY

    Gross charge $54,813
    Cash pay $41,110
  7. 7

    Norton Hospitals, Inc

    Louisville, KY

    38 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $57,682
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,335
  8. 8
    Gross charge $97,723
    Cash pay $63,520
  9. 9

    Jackson Purchase Medical Center

    Mayfield, KY

    Gross charge $106,704
    Cash pay $42,682
  10. 10

    Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Somerset, KY

    Gross charge $110,882
    Cash pay $44,353
  11. 11

    Baptist Health Hardin

    Elizabethtown, KY

    Gross charge $203,419
    Cash pay $152,564
  12. 12

    Baptist Health Richmond

    Richmond, KY

    Gross charge $203,419
    Cash pay $152,564
  13. 13

    Baptist Health Corbin (Acute Care)

    Corbin, KY

    Gross charge $203,419
    Cash pay $152,564
  14. 14

    Baptist Health Lexington

    Lexington, KY

    Gross charge $203,419
    Cash pay $152,564
  15. 15

    Baptist Health Paducah

    Paducah, KY

    Gross charge $203,419
    Cash pay $152,564
  16. 16

    Baptist Health Louisville

    Louisville, KY

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $203,419
    Cash pay $152,564
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,476
  17. 17

    Baptist Health La Grange

    La Grange, KY

    Gross charge $203,419
    Cash pay $152,564
  18. 18

    Three Rivers Medical Center

    Louisa, KY

    Gross charge $215,532
    Cash pay $129,319
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    Whitesburg ARH Hospital

    Whitesburg, KY

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    Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center

    Prestonsburg, KY

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  21. 21

    UK King's Daughters Medical Center

    Ashland, KY

    16 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $15,595
  22. 22

    Saint Joseph Hospital

    Lexington, KY

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  24. 24

    UofL Health – Shelbyville Hospital

    Shelbyville, KY

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    Middlesboro ARH Hospital

    Middlesboro, KY

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  28. 28

    UofL Health – Jewish Hospital

    Louisville, KY

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  29. 29

    Harlan ARH Hospital

    Harlan, KY

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  30. 30

    Jennie Stuart Medical Center

    Hopkinsville, KY

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    Deaconess Henderson Hospital

    Henderson, KY

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  32. 32

    CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling

    Mount Sterling, KY

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  33. 33

    Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center

    South Williamson, KY

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  34. 34

    Paintsville ARH Hospital

    Paintsville, KY

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  35. 35

    Harrison Memorial Hospital

    Cynthiana, KY

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  36. 36

    Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Acute Care)

    Madisonville, KY

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  37. 37

    Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital

    Paducah, KY

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  38. 38

    University of Louisville Hospital

    Louisville, KY

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  39. 39

    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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  46. 46

    University of Kentucky Hospital

    Lexington, KY

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