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Corneal transplant (DSAEK/DMEK) in Kentucky: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 13 Kentucky hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 65756

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
King'S Daughters' Medical Center Ashland$2,1540.6×22026-09-25
Chi Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea$2,1700.6×12026-02-28
Chi Saint Joseph East Lexington$3,4970.9×32026-02-28
Chi Saint Joseph London London$4,6421.2×22026-02-28
Chi Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling$4,7861.2×22026-02-28
Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson$5,3561.4×92026-02-09
Uofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville$5,4371.4×62026-01-01
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital Louisville$5,4371.4×62026-01-01
Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville$5,5711.4×22026-02-12
Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green$5,9061.5×32026-09-01
Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort$5,9061.5×32026-09-01
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville$6,8081.8×22026-02-03
Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington$10,5312.6×22026-02-28

Questions

How much do insurers pay for corneal transplant (dsaek/dmek) in Kentucky?

13 Kentucky hospitals post usable commercial rates for corneal transplant (dsaek/dmek) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 65756, hospital outpatient, the median across 13 hospitals is $5,437, 1.4× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.