Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Kentucky (2026)
Slightly below the national average · RPP 92.3 · KY
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why hip replacement surgery costs what it does in Kentucky.
Regional Price Parity
Kentucky's cost-of-living index sits at 92.3 — meaningfully below the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
93 facilities perform this procedure in Kentucky — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At -7.7% below the national average ($32,000), Kentucky is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Hip Replacement Surgery in Kentucky: What to Know
Kentucky offers excellent options for hip replacement surgery. Norton Healthcare in Louisville, a Certified Knee & Hip Replacement Center of Excellence, performs more hip and knee replacements than any other provider in Louisville or Southern Indiana, and is ranked #1 in the Louisville area by U.S. News & World Report for hip replacement. Baptist Health Louisville also boasts national recognition and "high performing" ratings for total hip replacement, ranking #1 in Louisville. For robotic-assisted options, UK HealthCare Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine offers procedures in Bowling Green.
Consider facilities like Baptist Health Hardin, which holds the Joint Commission's Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Certification and boasts Kentucky's lowest 30-day readmission rate for these procedures. While Kentucky’s average cost is already below the national average, exploring options in cities like Bowling Green or Frankfort might offer competitive pricing. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Kentucky
Kentucky falls slightly below the national average for hip replacement surgery costs. Here's the typical cost breakdown.
Facility Fee
OR time and hospital staffing
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Total Estimated Cost
Kentucky all-in range
Financing Options
Many Kentucky clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $29,536 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Prices reflect regional cost-of-living adjustments. How we calculate these numbers →
Ranges adjusted for Kentucky's regional price parity (92.3). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Kentucky
Facilities in Kentucky offer hip replacement surgery in different settings, each with distinct pricing. These are actual negotiated rates from Medicare claims, not billed charges.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Norton Hospital / Norton Healthcare Pavilion / Nor | Louisville | $5,859 | $4,645 | 341 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | $5,894 | $4,680 | 253 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital | Louisville | $5,800 | $4,611 | 233 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown | $5,872 | $4,660 | 159 |
| St Elizabeth Medical Center North | Edgewood | $5,990 | $4,740 | 155 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington | $5,936 | $4,701 | 128 |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Owensboro | $6,421 | $5,098 | 118 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah | $5,798 | $4,603 | 117 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville | $6,221 | $4,945 | 108 |
| St Elizabeth Florence | Florence | $6,020 | $4,771 | 94 |
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Norton Hospital / Norton Healthcare Pavilion / Nor | Louisville | $14,669 | $12,762 | 86 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington | $22,993 | $14,493 | 78 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | $13,435 | $11,640 | 77 |
| St Elizabeth Medical Center North | Edgewood | $17,603 | $12,167 | 73 |
| St Elizabeth Medical Center North | Edgewood | $21,891 | $16,986 | 51 |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Owensboro | $18,481 | $16,157 | 47 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown | $13,422 | $12,318 | 42 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington | $31,393 | $21,175 | 41 |
| Norton Hospital / Norton Healthcare Pavilion / Nor | Louisville | $20,046 | $18,465 | 41 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington | $14,174 | $12,071 | 41 |
Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Nearby States
See how Kentucky's hip replacement surgery costs compare to neighboring states. Prices can vary significantly even across state lines.
Expert Answers for Kentucky Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Kentucky.
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How we calculate hip replacement surgery costs in Kentucky
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for Kentucky's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.