King's Daughters' Medical Center
King's Daughters' Medical Center in Ashland, KY charges 5.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 103 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit facility.
Ashland, KY 41101 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.13x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.43x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
103
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $52,719 | $26,360 | — | 9.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $26,614 | $13,307 | — | 8.8x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $33,562 | $16,781 | — | 8.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $18,497 | $9,249 | — | 7.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $40,076 | $20,038 | — | 7.8x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $27,030 | $13,515 | — | 7.5x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $30,502 | $15,251 | — | 7.2x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $64,834 | $32,417 | — | 7.1x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $30,831 | $15,415 | — | 6.9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $34,467 | $17,233 | — | 6.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $74,041 | $37,021 | — | 6.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $26,628 | $13,314 | — | 6.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $58,975 | $29,487 | — | 6.6x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $33,449 | $16,725 | — | 6.5x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $27,329 | $13,665 | — | 6.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $35,166 | $17,583 | — | 6.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $31,165 | $15,582 | — | 6.2x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $54,094 | $27,047 | — | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $15,718 | $7,859 | — | 6.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $43,325 | $21,663 | — | 6x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $23,337 | $11,668 | — | 6x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $25,790 | $12,895 | — | 5.9x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $44,611 | $22,306 | — | 5.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $34,163 | $17,081 | — | 5.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $76,355 | $38,177 | — | 5.9x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $22,683 | $11,342 | — | 5.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $23,040 | $11,520 | — | 5.8x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $74,771 | $37,386 | — | 5.8x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $82,726 | $41,363 | — | 5.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $21,140 | $10,570 | — | 5.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $22,600 | $11,300 | — | 5.7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $32,214 | $16,107 | — | 5.6x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $24,072 | $12,036 | — | 5.6x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $69,374 | $34,687 | — | 5.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $97,326 | $48,663 | — | 5.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $27,364 | $13,682 | — | 5.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $154,192 | $77,096 | — | 5.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $52,523 | $26,262 | — | 5.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $24,556 | $12,278 | — | 5.3x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $61,564 | $30,782 | — | 5.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $22,123 | $11,061 | — | 5.3x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $23,472 | $11,736 | — | 5.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $60,468 | $30,234 | — | 5.2x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $24,333 | $12,167 | — | 5.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $61,293 | $30,647 | — | 5.2x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $62,594 | $31,297 | — | 5.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $91,014 | $45,507 | — | 5.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $23,108 | $11,554 | — | 5.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC | 659 | $75,156 | $37,578 | — | 5.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, EXPIRED WITH MCC | 283 | $58,765 | $29,382 | — | 5.1x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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