University of Louisville Hospital
530 South Jackson Street, Louisville, KY 40202 Hospital ***** CMS quality 1 of 5
76%Self-pay discount
76% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 2,893 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 5.1× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 333
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Uofl Health INC
- Medicare ID
- 180141
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 1 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.8× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.4× | |
| Childbirth and delivery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.3× | |
| Anesthesia most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 34.6× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 12.2× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.9× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.2× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.8× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 6.4× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.2× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.6× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.1× | |
| Dialysis cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.5× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.9× | |
| Observation stay cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.1× | |
| Inpatient room and board cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.4× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.2× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $62.04 cash price | $259 76% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $12.60 cash price | $52.50 76% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $12.00 cash price | $50.00 76% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $12.00 cash price | $50.00 76% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $12.00 cash price | $50.00 76% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $40.34 cash price | $168 76% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $140 cash price | $585 76% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $12.00 cash price | $50.00 76% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $12.00 cash price | $50.00 76% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $29.76 cash price | $124 76% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $198 cash price | $823 76% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 180141, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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