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Posted commercial rates at 33 Kentucky hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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MS-DRG 788
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville | $5,834 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-08-31 |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon | $6,064 | 0.9× | 3 | 2026-07-10 |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield | $7,271 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-07-10 |
| St Claire Regional Medical Center Morehead | $7,316 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-06-18 |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin | $7,359 | 1.1× | 7 | 2026-09-25 |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond | $7,938 | 1.2× | 4 | 2026-09-24 |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington | $8,276 | 1.2× | 10 | 2026-09-24 |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville | $8,340 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-02-12 |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort | $8,366 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital Murray | $8,373 | 1.3× | 7 | 2026-09-09 |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown | $8,905 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-25 |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville | $8,982 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-07-10 |
| Uofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville | $9,032 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital Louisville | $9,032 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Chi Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling | $9,073 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green | $9,201 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-09-01 |
| Chi Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea | $9,385 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-02-28 |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Somerset | $10,197 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-07-30 |
| Baptist Health La Grange La Grange | $10,576 | 1.6× | 8 | 2026-09-25 |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg | $10,828 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville | $10,951 | 1.7× | 5 | 2026-09-25 |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah | $11,026 | 1.7× | 12 | 2026-09-24 |
| Chi Saint Joseph London London | $11,388 | 1.8× | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville | $12,454 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-02-03 |
| King'S Daughters' Medical Center Ashland | $12,630 | 1.9× | 3 | 2026-09-25 |
| Chi Saint Joseph East Lexington | $12,985 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg | $13,047 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center Hazard | $13,047 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan | $13,047 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical Center South Williamson | $13,047 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson | $13,988 | 2.2× | 17 | 2026-02-09 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington | $19,665 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-02-28 |
MS-DRG 787
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon | $6,528 | 0.9× | 3 | 2026-07-10 |
| Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville | $6,817 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-08-31 |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield | $7,271 | 1.0× | 4 | 2026-07-10 |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond | $8,181 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-09-24 |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington | $8,276 | 1.1× | 10 | 2026-09-24 |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin | $8,500 | 1.1× | 7 | 2026-09-25 |
| St Claire Regional Medical Center Morehead | $8,521 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-06-18 |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown | $8,905 | 1.2× | 5 | 2026-09-25 |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville | $9,739 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-02-12 |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort | $9,744 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital Murray | $9,753 | 1.3× | 7 | 2026-09-09 |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville | $9,952 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-07-10 |
| Uofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville | $10,600 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital Louisville | $10,600 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Chi Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling | $10,648 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green | $10,677 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-09-01 |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville | $10,951 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-25 |
| Chi Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea | $11,014 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-02-28 |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Somerset | $11,282 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-07-30 |
| Baptist Health La Grange La Grange | $11,582 | 1.5× | 8 | 2026-09-25 |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah | $11,679 | 1.6× | 12 | 2026-09-24 |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg | $12,612 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Chi Saint Joseph London London | $13,366 | 1.8× | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville | $14,612 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-02-03 |
| King'S Daughters' Medical Center Ashland | $14,711 | 1.9× | 3 | 2026-09-25 |
| Mcdowell Arh Hospital Mc Dowell | $15,041 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg | $15,197 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center Hazard | $15,197 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan | $15,197 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical Center South Williamson | $15,197 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Chi Saint Joseph East Lexington | $15,240 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson | $16,412 | 2.2× | 17 | 2026-02-09 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington | $20,563 | 2.6× | 3 | 2026-02-28 |
MS-DRG 786
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond | $9,746 | 0.9× | 4 | 2026-09-24 |
| Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville | $10,200 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-08-31 |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin | $10,242 | 0.9× | 7 | 2026-09-25 |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington | $10,414 | 0.9× | 10 | 2026-09-24 |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville | $10,951 | 1.0× | 5 | 2026-09-25 |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown | $11,752 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-09-25 |
| St Claire Regional Medical Center Morehead | $12,586 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-06-18 |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon | $12,619 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-07-10 |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort | $13,332 | 1.2× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Baptist Health La Grange La Grange | $13,426 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-09-25 |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah | $13,497 | 1.2× | 12 | 2026-09-24 |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital Murray | $14,405 | 1.3× | 7 | 2026-09-09 |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville | $14,542 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-02-12 |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Somerset | $14,942 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-07-30 |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green | $15,652 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-09-01 |
| Uofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville | $16,133 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital Louisville | $16,133 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Chi Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling | $16,204 | 1.5× | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
| Chi Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea | $16,762 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-02-28 |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg | $18,628 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Chi Saint Joseph London London | $20,341 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
| King'S Daughters' Medical Center Ashland | $21,728 | 1.9× | 3 | 2026-09-25 |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville | $22,235 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-02-03 |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg | $22,446 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center Hazard | $22,446 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan | $22,446 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Chi Saint Joseph East Lexington | $23,192 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson | $24,975 | 2.3× | 17 | 2026-02-09 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington | $25,486 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-02-28 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for c-section in Kentucky?
33 Kentucky hospitals post usable commercial rates for c-section in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 788), the median across 32 hospitals is $9,293, 1.5× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.