Kidney ultrasound cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 69 hospitals publish a cash price for complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys: from $136.42 to $5,828.89, with a median of $581.40. The lowest price is at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Madisonville). The highest price is 42.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $581.40, is about the same as the US median of $580.00.
- That is 5.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Kentucky ranks 27th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 69 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 76770. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$136.42Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
Median$581.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,828.89in Kentucky
Lowest saves$444.98vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville lowest Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC US RETROPERITIONEAL COMPLETE | $136.42 | $1,049.31 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY US RENAL | $147.62 | $227.10 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC US RETROPERITIONEAL COMPLETE | $232.31 | $749.38 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $297.36 | $1,239.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $341.00 | $682.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete | $377.06 | $942.65 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC US RETROPERITIONEAL COMPLETE | $409.50 | $1,365.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY US RENAL | $427.00 | $854.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $427.00 | $427.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC U/S Retroperitoneal Comp | $427.93 | $1,133.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US ABDOMEN RETROPERITONEAL | $446.04 | $1,239.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY US RENAL/RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $454.20 | $757.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC US RETROPERITIONEAL COMPLETE | $458.25 | $975.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY US EXAM ABDO BACK WALL COMP | $469.62 | $670.89 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US ABDOMEN RETROPERITONEAL | $470.82 | $1,239.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY U/S RENAL | $478.40 | $598.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY US RENAL COMP | $484.48 | $807.47 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete | $494.11 | $1,235.28 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY US RENAL/RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $495.00 | $825.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC U/S Retroperitoneal Comp | $505.33 | $1,043.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY US RENAL/RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $508.20 | $847.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $511.53 | $616.30 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY US ABD RENAL AORTA NODES | $516.60 | $861.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY US ABD RENAL AORTA NODES | $516.60 | $861.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY US ABD RENAL AORTA NODES | $516.60 | $861.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete | $528.48 | $1,321.20 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY US RENAL/RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $538.20 | $897.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY US RENAL/RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $538.20 | $897.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY US RENAL/RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $538.20 | $897.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US ABDOMEN RETROPERITONEAL | $557.55 | $1,239.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US ABDOMEN RETROPERITONEAL | $557.55 | $1,239.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Us,Retroperit, B-Scan/Real Time,Complete - Us Renal Complete | $570.93 | $1,427.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete | $580.63 | $1,451.57 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY US RENAL/RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $581.40 | $969.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY US RENAL/RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $581.40 | $969.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG US RETROPERITONIAL | $596.14 | $1,490.35 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete | $605.11 | $1,512.78 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $612.95 | $943.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $612.95 | $943.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $620.92 | $817.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY US RENAL/RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $654.00 | $1,090.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY US ABD RENAL AORTA NODES | $690.60 | $1,151.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL US Retroperitoneal Complete | $694.20 | $1,157.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete | $720.31 | $1,800.77 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC US Retroperitoneal Complete | $817.20 | $1,362.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $859.06 | $1,145.41 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $859.06 | $1,145.41 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $859.06 | $1,145.41 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $859.06 | $1,145.41 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $859.06 | $1,145.41 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $859.06 | $1,145.41 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $859.06 | $1,145.41 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $869.88 | $1,449.80 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $908.05 | $1,397.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete | $928.76 | $2,321.90 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $964.50 | $1,286.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC U/S Retroperitoneal Comp | $1,184.29 | $3,375.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC U/S Retroperitoneal Comp | $1,186.66 | $2,812.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete | $1,219.72 | $3,049.31 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $1,337.35 | $2,228.91 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC US,RETROPERIT, B-SCAN/REAL TIME,COMPLETE | $1,366.43 | $1,366.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY US ABD RENAL AORTA NODES | $1,468.98 | $2,448.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC US Retroperitoneal Complete | $1,549.80 | $2,583.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC U/S Retroperitoneal Comp | $2,507.64 | $5,972.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC U/S RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $2,647.99 | $5,972.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY US RETROPERITONEAL COM | $2,774.17 | $2,774.17 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC U/S Retroperitoneal Comp | $2,836.10 | $5,972.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC U/S Retroperitoneal Comp | $3,203.38 | $5,972.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY US RETROPERITONEAL COM | $5,828.89 | $5,828.89 | Sep 1, 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.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $570.93 | $893.91 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 8 | $297.36 | $557.55 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $581.40 | $1,021.68 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $505.33 | $719.06 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $516.60 | $690.60 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $694.20 | $859.06 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $596.14 | $966.74 |
| Pikeville, KY | 2 | $538.20 | $596.10 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $516.60 | $516.60 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $484.48 | $484.48 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $612.95 | $612.95 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $469.62 | $469.62 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $427.00 | $427.00 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $232.31 | $232.31 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $859.06 | $859.06 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $377.06 | $377.06 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $2,774.17 | $2,774.17 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $612.95 | $612.95 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $341.00 | $341.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $538.20 | $538.20 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $427.00 | $427.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $581.40 | $581.40 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $495.00 | $495.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $516.60 | $516.60 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $409.50 | $409.50 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $869.88 | $869.88 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $494.11 | $494.11 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $478.40 | $478.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $1,219.72 | $1,219.72 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $147.62 | $147.62 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $964.50 | $964.50 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $458.25 | $458.25 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $136.42 | $136.42 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $528.48 | $528.48 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $454.20 | $454.20 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $427.93 | $427.93 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $908.05 | $908.05 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $538.20 | $538.20 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $1,468.98 | $1,468.98 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $511.53 | $511.53 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $508.20 | $508.20 |
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 kidney ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Kidney ultrasound explained.
Complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys in other states
- Alabama$394.80
- Alaska$960.50
- Arizona$421.32
- Arkansas$329.20
- California$847.60
- Colorado$673.29
- Connecticut$375.00
- Delaware$903.05
- District of Columbia$677.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,272.19
- Georgia$500.28
- Hawaii$643.65
- Idaho$468.00
- Illinois$806.93
- Indiana$501.00
- Iowa$607.93
- Kansas$399.70
- Louisiana$288.30
- Maine$418.71
- Maryland$681.59
- Massachusetts$634.00
- Michigan$604.43
- Minnesota$516.36
- Mississippi$341.53
- Missouri$621.00
- Montana$501.31
- Nebraska$784.70
- Nevada$900.69
- New Hampshire$620.00
- New Jersey$208.26
- New Mexico$527.31
- New York$421.58
- North Carolina$576.00
- North Dakota$435.75
- Ohio$709.20
- Oklahoma$467.21
- Oregon$566.15
- Pennsylvania$726.60
- Puerto Rico$137.50
- Rhode Island$455.00
- South Carolina$562.32
- South Dakota$880.80
- Tennessee$273.96
- Texas$719.40
- Utah$1,221.38
- Vermont$722.91
- Virginia$637.80
- Washington$618.80
- West Virginia$438.50
- Wisconsin$549.25
- Wyoming$605.94
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.