Making Our Charges Public & Transparent
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Transparency
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has required all U.S. hospitals to make their charges public by January 1, 2019. The charges for our two hospitals - King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Kentucky, and King’s Daughters Ohio, in Portsmouth Ohio. These charges were initially posted in December 2018. They are reviewed and revised annually.
What you will see in the documents are average inpatient and outpatient claim charges by service package. For instance, most procedures have several codes surrounding the care a patient receives.
King’s Daughters encourages patients to receive hospital cost estimates prior to scheduling non-urgent hospital services.
To get the most accurate out-of-pocket cost estimates, patients with insurance are encouraged to contact their insurance provider directly. Insurers can help their members understand their current benefits and any copayments or deductible requirements that are important in determining accurate out-of-pocket cost estimates.
Our Financial Resource Team is an additional resource if you have additional questions. Please call us at (606) 408-9440.
King's Daughters (Ashland)
King's Daughters Ohio - Portsmouth, Ohio
The information provided below is a comprehensive list of charges for each
inpatient and outpatient service or item provided by a hospital, also
known as a chargemaster. It is not a helpful tool for patients to comparison
shop between hospitals or to estimate what health care services are going
to cost them out of their own pocket. For more information about the cost
of your care, please contact our Financial Resource Team.