Rotator Cuff Surgery Cost in Kentucky (2026)
Below-average pricing · Regional price parity: 92.3 · KY
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why rotator cuff 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
30 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 ($15,000), Kentucky is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Rotator Cuff Surgery in Kentucky: What to Know
Kentucky offers several strong options for rotator cuff surgery. In Louisville, Norton Healthcare facilities perform approximately 175 surgeries annually, while UofL Health - Jewish Hospital completes around 84. For Central Kentucky, The Shoulder Center of Kentucky in Lexington is a premiere center for both arthroscopic and open repairs. St Elizabeth Medical Center North in Edgewood also performs a significant number of procedures, around 72 per year.
Consider Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) in Kentucky for potentially lower costs, as Kentucky Medicaid recognizes them for outpatient procedures like rotator cuff repair. If you reside 90 miles or more from a scheduled appointment, Kentucky Medicaid also offers a Travel Reimbursement Program. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Kentucky
Kentucky falls slightly below the national average for rotator cuff 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 $13,845 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Based on CMS Medicare data and regional price parities. Learn about our methodology →
Ranges adjusted for Kentucky's regional price parity (92.3). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Kentucky
Here are the highest-volume rotator cuff surgery providers in Kentucky. All rates come from CMS Medicare claims data — actual payments, not list prices.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Norton Hospital / Norton Healthcare Pavilion / Nor | Louisville | $1,287 | $1,024 | 175 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital | Louisville | $1,234 | $978 | 84 |
| St Elizabeth Medical Center North | Edgewood | $1,286 | $1,008 | 72 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah | $1,275 | $1,013 | 55 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown | $1,270 | $1,005 | 46 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville | $1,341 | $1,064 | 45 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington | $1,281 | $1,009 | 44 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | $1,225 | $966 | 40 |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital | Paducah | $1,241 | $978 | 30 |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | Ashland | $1,240 | $981 | 29 |
Rotator Cuff Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Rotator Cuff Surgery pricing varies across the region. Here's how Kentucky stacks up against its neighbors.
Expert Answers for Kentucky Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Kentucky.
Compare Kentucky with any other state
See national pricing, all 50 state comparisons, and detailed cost factors in the main rotator cuff surgery cost guide.
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How we calculate rotator cuff 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.