Potassium test cost in Huntington, WV
In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for potassium blood test: from $31.07 to $177.38, with a median of $51.48. The lowest listed price is at King's Daughters' Medical Center — $20.41 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $25.25 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 84132, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Sep 17, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG POCT POTASSIUM | $31.07 | $77.66 | $3.57–$69.89 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG POTASSIUM | $31.07 | $77.66 | $3.57–$69.89 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center one side Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG RT K | $31.07 | $77.66 | $3.57–$69.89 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Potassium Level | $38.01 | $38.01 | $31.86–$38.01 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center one side Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Potassium Whole Blood RT | $38.01 | $38.01 | $31.86–$38.01 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center one side Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Potassium whole blood RT | $38.01 | $38.01 | $31.86–$38.01 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Potassium Whole Blood | $64.95 | $64.95 | $54.44–$64.95 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital one side Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Potassium whole blood RT | $64.95 | $64.95 | $54.44–$64.95 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 POTASSIUM-MEDISERVE LUNG | $112.25 | $112.25 | $94.09–$112.25 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital one side Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Potassium Whole Blood RT | $123.42 | $123.42 | $103.45–$123.42 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 POTASSIUM | $123.42 | $123.42 | $103.45–$123.42 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Potassium Level | $129.00 | $129.00 | $108.13–$129.00 | — | — source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa, KY · (606) 638-9451 Blood potassium level | $177.38 | $295.64 | $3.91–$310.42 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $31.07, median $51.48, highest $177.38 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $38.01. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A potassium test measures the level of potassium in the blood. Doctors check it for people on diuretics or blood pressure drugs, with kidney disease, an irregular heartbeat, or vomiting and diarrhea.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.