Urine dipstick, automated cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 78 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $3.15 to $479.91, with a median of $25.70. The lowest price is at Harrison Memorial Hospital (Cynthiana). The highest price is 152.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $25.70, is about the same as the US median of $26.07.
- That is 11.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- Kentucky ranks 30th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 78 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 81003. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.15Harrison Memorial Hospital
Median$25.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$479.91in Kentucky
Lowest saves$22.55vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Memorial Hospital lowest Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $3.15 | $4.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY URINALYSIS | $4.50 | $9.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY MICRO-PROTEIN, SEMI-QUANT | $4.67 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC UA AUTO W/O MICRO | $4.69 | $36.07 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY MICRO-KETONE,URINE SCREEN | $5.40 | $9.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY MICRO-PH SCREEN, URINE | $5.40 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY MICRO-GLUCOSE,URINE SCREEN | $5.40 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY BLOOD,URINE, SCREEN | $5.40 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB UA DIPSTICK | $6.75 | $6.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC KETONE URINE | $7.99 | $17.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN URINALYSIS AUTO W O SCOPE | $10.32 | $43.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Auto Urinalys WO Micro | $11.14 | $23.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY UA AUTO NO MICRO | $12.00 | $15.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Automated urinalysis test | $12.35 | $19.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Automated urinalysis test | $12.35 | $19.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC UA AUTO W/O MICRO | $12.40 | $40.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY SPECIFIC GRAVITY UA | $13.07 | $20.10 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $13.20 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $13.20 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $13.20 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $13.20 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB US AUTO W/O MICRO | $13.20 | $66.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO | $13.20 | $66.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB US AUTO W/O MICRO | $13.20 | $66.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB POC AUTO UA | $13.20 | $66.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB US AUTO W/O MICRO | $13.20 | $66.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HEMASTIX | $13.20 | $66.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $13.20 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Automated urinalysis test | $13.70 | $16.50 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN URINALYSIS AUTO W O SCOPE | $15.12 | $42.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $15.96 | $42.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $18.00 | $40.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY URINALYSIS AUTO W/O PHYSICIAN PRACTICES | $18.60 | $31.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Auto Urinalys WO Micro | $18.89 | $50.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $18.90 | $42.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG URINALYSIS-AUTOMATED WITHOUT MICROSCOPY(CLINTEK) | $19.37 | $48.42 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $20.05 | $50.12 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $23.00 | $57.50 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Poct Ketone, Urine | $24.80 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Automated urinalysis test | $26.60 | $35.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Automated urinalysis test | $26.83 | $35.77 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Automated urinalysis test | $26.83 | $35.77 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Automated urinalysis test | $26.83 | $35.77 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Automated urinalysis test | $26.83 | $35.77 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Automated urinalysis test | $26.83 | $35.77 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Automated urinalysis test | $26.83 | $35.77 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Automated urinalysis test | $26.83 | $35.77 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Auto Urinalys WO Micro | $27.02 | $77.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO AMB | $30.60 | $51.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope | $30.60 | $51.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $30.98 | $77.45 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $31.80 | $53.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab Auto Urinalys WO Micro | $34.18 | $81.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $34.20 | $57.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $34.20 | $57.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $34.20 | $57.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Automated urinalysis test | $34.50 | $69.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Auto Urinalys WO Micro | $36.95 | $88.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $37.80 | $63.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Automated urinalysis test | $38.50 | $38.50 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Urinalysis With Micro if Indicated and Culture if Indicated | $38.70 | $64.50 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB AUTO URINALYS WO MICRO | $39.02 | $88.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Automated urinalysis test | $40.16 | $66.93 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Auto Urinalys WO Micro | $41.79 | $88.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Jessamine Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Auto Urinalys WO Micro | $47.20 | $88.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope | $47.40 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $48.60 | $121.51 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $54.00 | $90.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $56.60 | $141.49 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Automated urinalysis test | $61.10 | $94.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Automated urinalysis test | $68.62 | $114.37 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY UA W O MICRO AUTO | $76.44 | $76.44 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Automated urinalysis test | $81.75 | $109.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $90.04 | $225.10 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $101.10 | $101.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $107.32 | $268.29 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $132.04 | $330.11 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY UA W O MICRO AUTO | $479.91 | $479.91 | 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.
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 | 13 | $10.32 | $15.12 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $20.05 | $40.40 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $13.20 | $26.92 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $13.20 | $23.70 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $11.14 | $26.72 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $4.67 | $5.40 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $26.83 | $38.70 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $19.37 | $44.00 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $13.20 | $25.85 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $5.40 | $5.40 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $18.60 | $18.60 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $12.35 | $12.35 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $3.15 | $3.15 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $6.75 | $6.75 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $12.40 | $12.40 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $26.83 | $26.83 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $30.98 | $30.98 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $76.44 | $76.44 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $12.35 | $12.35 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $34.50 | $34.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $13.20 | $13.20 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $4.50 | $4.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $37.80 | $37.80 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $30.60 | $30.60 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $5.40 | $5.40 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $40.16 | $40.16 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $132.04 | $132.04 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $13.20 | $13.20 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $13.07 | $13.07 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $81.75 | $81.75 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $7.99 | $7.99 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $4.69 | $4.69 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $90.04 | $90.04 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $18.89 | $18.89 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $61.10 | $61.10 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $5.40 | $5.40 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $13.70 | $13.70 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $34.20 | $34.20 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $31.80 | $31.80 |
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
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Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in other states
- Alabama$21.90
- Alaska$49.32
- Arizona$19.32
- Arkansas$14.04
- California$56.00
- Colorado$43.00
- Connecticut$18.41
- Delaware$58.30
- District of Columbia$29.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$83.60
- Georgia$36.19
- Hawaii$24.05
- Idaho$13.00
- Illinois$25.37
- Indiana$24.50
- Iowa$29.86
- Kansas$22.00
- Louisiana$8.68
- Maine$21.60
- Maryland$11.50
- Massachusetts$21.00
- Michigan$13.00
- Minnesota$25.99
- Mississippi$15.12
- Missouri$22.43
- Montana$27.14
- Nebraska$33.82
- Nevada$66.90
- New Hampshire$25.43
- New Jersey$5.09
- New Mexico$23.70
- New York$17.00
- North Carolina$39.48
- North Dakota$17.80
- Ohio$23.40
- Oklahoma$14.35
- Oregon$19.50
- Pennsylvania$17.85
- Puerto Rico$62.40
- Rhode Island$27.00
- South Carolina$39.50
- South Dakota$39.60
- Tennessee$10.80
- Texas$48.11
- Utah$99.17
- Vermont$38.00
- Virginia$33.00
- Washington$28.68
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wisconsin$25.00
- Wyoming$21.05
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.