Blood transfusion cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $145.00 to $3,498.82, with a median of $603.00. The lowest price is at Norton Audubon Hospital (Louisville) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 24.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $603.00, is 21% below the US median of $760.00.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- Kentucky ranks 13th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 81 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 36430. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$145.00Norton Audubon Hospital + 5 more
Median$603.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,498.82in Kentucky
Lowest saves$458.00vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Audubon Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville, KY HB BLD/BLD COMP TRANS 0.5-1.0 HR | $145.00 | $725.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BLD COMP TRANS 0.5-1.0 HR | $145.00 | $725.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BLD COMP TRANS 0.5-1.0 HR | $145.00 | $725.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BLD/BLD COMP TRANS 0.5-1.0 HR | $145.00 | $725.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BLD COMP TRANS 0.5-1.0 HR | $145.00 | $725.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BLD COMP TRANS 0.5-1.0 HR | $145.00 | $725.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY ISC BLD TRANSFUS ADM FEE | $179.09 | $345.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY 6C BLD TRANSFUS ADM FEE | $207.00 | $345.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY OR HYBRID BLD TRNSF ADM FEE | $207.00 | $345.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY AC BLOOD TRANSF ADMIN FEE | $207.00 | $345.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY 4D BLD TRANSFUS ADM FEE | $207.00 | $345.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $209.25 | $279.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY BLOOD ADMIN FEE | $276.80 | $346.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $297.60 | $1,240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Transfusion, blood or blood components | $309.12 | $772.81 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $326.00 | $652.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY BLOOD PRODUCTS ADMIN | $356.40 | $594.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD/BLOOD COMPONENTS | $356.86 | $1,151.14 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $412.75 | $635.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Transfusion, blood or blood components | $431.12 | $1,077.79 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $440.86 | $734.76 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TRANSFUSION BLOOD DAILY | $446.40 | $1,240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $471.20 | $1,240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY Blood Product Administration | $480.06 | $1,271.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $487.50 | $750.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $487.50 | $750.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $509.29 | $613.60 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $511.20 | $852.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $511.20 | $852.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $511.20 | $852.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Transfusion, blood or blood components | $515.78 | $1,289.45 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Transfusion Blood | $516.88 | $1,473.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $546.60 | $911.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $550.32 | $846.65 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TRANSFUSION BLOOD DAILY | $558.00 | $1,240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLOOD TRANSFUSION (ONCE DAILY) | $558.00 | $1,240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Blood Administration | $565.20 | $942.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD/BLOOD COMPONENTS | $566.40 | $1,888.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $574.80 | $958.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Transfusion, blood or blood components | $591.48 | $1,478.69 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $603.00 | $1,005.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $603.00 | $1,005.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $603.00 | $1,005.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $603.00 | $1,005.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $605.50 | $1,211.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD/BLOOD COMPONENTS | $611.72 | $4,705.53 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Transfusion Blood | $615.80 | $1,271.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $616.80 | $1,028.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Transfusion Blood | $621.61 | $1,473.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $625.80 | $1,043.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Transfusion, blood or blood components | $627.27 | $1,568.17 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Transfusion, blood or blood components | $651.29 | $1,628.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Transfusion of blood or blood products | $670.14 | $1,116.90 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Transfusion, blood or blood components | $690.05 | $1,725.13 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Our Lady of Peace Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES | $696.88 | $1,240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG TRANSFUSION OR COMPONENTS | $697.44 | $1,743.58 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Blood Product Administration | $742.38 | $1,768.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $751.64 | $989.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $783.94 | $1,768.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD/BLOOD COMPONENTS | $805.11 | $1,713.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Blood Product Administration | $813.60 | $1,356.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $823.03 | $823.03 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Transfusion Blood | $839.62 | $1,768.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $853.60 | $853.60 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $938.25 | $1,251.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY Blood Product Administration | $948.36 | $1,768.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Transfusion, blood or blood components | $1,018.90 | $2,547.26 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $1,074.60 | $1,791.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $1,184.96 | $1,184.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY Transfusion, blood or blood components | $1,316.51 | $1,316.51 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Blood Administration | $1,458.00 | $2,430.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $1,489.25 | $2,127.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Blood Transfusion Service | $1,575.28 | $3,938.19 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB BLOOD TRANSFUSION,COMPONENTS | $1,755.46 | $1,755.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $3,498.82 | $4,665.09 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $3,498.82 | $4,665.09 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Transfusion of blood or blood products | $3,498.82 | $4,665.09 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $3,498.82 | $4,665.09 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Transfusion of blood or blood products | $3,498.82 | $4,665.09 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Transfusion of blood or blood products | $3,498.82 | $4,665.09 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Transfusion of blood or blood products | $3,498.82 | $4,665.09 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 14 | $145.00 | $458.80 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $431.12 | $811.78 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $516.88 | $1,129.78 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $511.20 | $603.00 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $565.20 | $683.72 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $179.09 | $207.00 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $813.60 | $1,458.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $670.14 | $683.79 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $546.60 | $700.10 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $207.00 | $207.00 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $209.25 | $209.25 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $356.40 | $356.40 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $487.50 | $487.50 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $1,489.25 | $1,489.25 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $1,755.46 | $1,755.46 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $356.86 | $356.86 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $3,498.82 | $3,498.82 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $651.29 | $651.29 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $1,316.51 | $1,316.51 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $487.50 | $487.50 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $605.50 | $605.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $511.20 | $511.20 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $326.00 | $326.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $603.00 | $603.00 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $574.80 | $574.80 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $207.00 | $207.00 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $566.40 | $566.40 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $440.86 | $440.86 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $309.12 | $309.12 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $276.80 | $276.80 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $145.00 | $145.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $690.05 | $690.05 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $550.32 | $550.32 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $938.25 | $938.25 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $805.11 | $805.11 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $611.72 | $611.72 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $515.78 | $515.78 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $480.06 | $480.06 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $412.75 | $412.75 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $511.20 | $511.20 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $207.00 | $207.00 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $509.29 | $509.29 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $603.00 | $603.00 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $616.80 | $616.80 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
Blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) in other states
- Alabama$392.70
- Alaska$1,181.50
- Arizona$541.38
- Arkansas$470.34
- California$873.60
- Colorado$1,129.16
- Connecticut$1,200.34
- Delaware$976.31
- District of Columbia$1,099.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,101.00
- Georgia$773.76
- Hawaii$940.10
- Idaho$978.75
- Illinois$863.71
- Indiana$900.25
- Iowa$550.91
- Kansas$577.20
- Louisiana$475.30
- Maine$493.75
- Maryland$519.20
- Massachusetts$920.00
- Michigan$751.40
- Minnesota$704.76
- Mississippi$396.00
- Missouri$655.85
- Montana$757.40
- Nebraska$755.39
- Nevada$502.18
- New Hampshire$816.47
- New Jersey$832.59
- New Mexico$687.86
- New York$732.22
- North Carolina$745.50
- North Dakota$709.50
- Ohio$1,110.75
- Oklahoma$724.90
- Oregon$793.43
- Pennsylvania$941.55
- Puerto Rico$762.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,000.80
- South Carolina$1,023.10
- South Dakota$966.40
- Tennessee$397.54
- Texas$765.00
- Utah$1,306.59
- Vermont$670.00
- Virginia$853.79
- Washington$1,015.25
- West Virginia$638.50
- Wisconsin$583.70
- Wyoming$712.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.