DRG 511 · Musculoskeletal

Shoulder, Elbow & Forearm Surgery Cost in Kentucky — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery on the shoulder, elbow, or forearm other than a full joint replacement, such as repairing a fracture or a torn tendon, in patients who also have complicating conditions. The stay covers the operation, pain control, and early recovery.

State average
$61,452
gross charge · DRG 511
Hospitals
7
with published pricing
Price range
$39,006 – $100,077
low to high
Lowest $39,006 Highest $100,077

7 Kentucky hospitals list a gross charge for shoulder, elbow & forearm surgery under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $39,006 to $100,077. The cheapest is Norton Hospitals, Inc in Louisville; the most expensive is Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care) in Somerset. The state average sits at $61,452.

What's listed is each hospital's gross charge — its published price for the inpatient stay, before any insurance discount. 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 shoulder, elbow & forearm surgery at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling shoulder, elbow & forearm surgery in Kentucky, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

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 shoulder, elbow & forearm surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 511 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

    Norton Hospitals, Inc

    Louisville, KY

    Gross charge $39,006
  2. 2

    UK St. Claire

    Morehead, KY

    Gross charge $48,315
    Cash pay $36,236
  3. 3

    Jackson Purchase Medical Center

    Mayfield, KY

    Gross charge $56,213
    Cash pay $22,485
  4. 4

    Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital

    Greenville, KY

    Gross charge $62,184
    Cash pay $40,420
  5. 5

    Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Owensboro, KY

    Gross charge $62,184
    Cash pay $40,420
  6. 6

    Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center

    Leitchfield, KY

    Gross charge $62,184
    Cash pay $40,420
  7. 7

    Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Somerset, KY

    Gross charge $100,077
    Cash pay $40,031
  8. 8

    Whitesburg ARH Hospital

    Whitesburg, KY

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  9. 9

    Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center

    Prestonsburg, KY

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  10. 10

    UK King's Daughters Medical Center

    Ashland, KY

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  11. 11

    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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    UofL Health – Jewish Hospital

    Louisville, KY

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  18. 18

    Harlan ARH Hospital

    Harlan, KY

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  19. 19

    Jennie Stuart Medical Center

    Hopkinsville, KY

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    Deaconess Henderson Hospital

    Henderson, KY

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  21. 21

    CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling

    Mount Sterling, KY

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  22. 22

    Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center

    South Williamson, KY

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    Paintsville ARH Hospital

    Paintsville, KY

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  24. 24

    Harrison Memorial Hospital

    Cynthiana, KY

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  25. 25

    Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Acute Care)

    Madisonville, KY

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    Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital

    Paducah, KY

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    University of Louisville Hospital

    Louisville, KY

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  28. 28

    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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  35. 35

    University of Kentucky Hospital

    Lexington, KY

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