DRG 177 · Respiratory

Respiratory Infection Cost in Kentucky — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for respiratory infections and inflammations with major comorbidities, including severe bronchitis and lung infections.

State average
$40,467
gross charge · DRG 177
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$9,290 – $67,040
low to high
Lowest $9,290 Highest $67,040

23 Kentucky hospitals list a gross charge for respiratory infection under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $9,290 to $67,040. The cheapest is TJ Health Columbia Hospital in Columbia; the most expensive is Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care) in Somerset. The state average sits at $40,467.

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 respiratory infection 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 respiratory infection 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 respiratory infection in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 177 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
    Gross charge $9,290
    Cash pay $6,039
  2. 2
    Gross charge $11,836
  3. 3

    Russell County Hospital

    Russell Springs, KY

    Gross charge $15,400
    Cash pay $12,320
  4. 4

    Monroe County Medical Center

    Tompkinsville, KY

    Gross charge $22,226
    Cash pay $18,448
  5. 5

    Meadowview Regional Medical Center

    Maysville, KY

    Gross charge $22,354
    Cash pay $8,942
  6. 6

    Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital

    Greenville, KY

    Gross charge $26,638
    Cash pay $17,315
  7. 7

    Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Owensboro, KY

    Gross charge $26,638
    Cash pay $17,315
  8. 8

    Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center

    Leitchfield, KY

    Gross charge $26,638
    Cash pay $17,315
  9. 9

    Taylor Regional Hospital

    Campbellsville, KY

    Gross charge $28,666
    Cash pay $14,333
  10. 10

    UK St. Claire

    Morehead, KY

    Gross charge $35,178
    Cash pay $26,383
  11. 11

    Three Rivers Medical Center

    Louisa, KY

    Gross charge $37,819
    Cash pay $22,692
  12. 12

    Spring View Hospital

    Lebanon, KY

    Gross charge $40,686
    Cash pay $16,274
  13. 13
    Gross charge $48,858
    Cash pay $31,758
  14. 14
    Gross charge $53,520
    Cash pay $32,112
  15. 15

    Jackson Purchase Medical Center

    Mayfield, KY

    Gross charge $54,305
    Cash pay $21,722
  16. 16

    Baptist Health Hardin

    Elizabethtown, KY

    Gross charge $57,663
    Cash pay $43,247
  17. 17

    Baptist Health Richmond

    Richmond, KY

    Gross charge $57,663
    Cash pay $43,247
  18. 18

    Baptist Health Corbin (Acute Care)

    Corbin, KY

    Gross charge $57,663
    Cash pay $43,247
  19. 19

    Baptist Health Lexington

    Lexington, KY

    Gross charge $57,663
    Cash pay $43,247
  20. 20

    Baptist Health Paducah

    Paducah, KY

    Gross charge $57,663
    Cash pay $43,247
  21. 21

    Baptist Health Louisville

    Louisville, KY

    Gross charge $57,663
    Cash pay $43,247
  22. 22

    Baptist Health La Grange

    La Grange, KY

    Gross charge $57,663
    Cash pay $43,247
  23. 23

    Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Somerset, KY

    Gross charge $67,040
    Cash pay $26,816
  24. 24

    UK King's Daughters Medical Center

    Ashland, KY

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Saint Joseph Hospital

    Lexington, KY

    Gross charge
  26. 26
    Gross charge
  27. 27
    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Jennie Stuart Medical Center

    Hopkinsville, KY

    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Deaconess Henderson Hospital

    Henderson, KY

    Gross charge
  30. 30
    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Acute Care)

    Madisonville, KY

    Gross charge
  32. 32

    CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East

    Lexington, KY

    Gross charge
  33. 33
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