Total cholesterol test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $3.93 to $644.81, with a median of $46.80. The lowest price is at Saint Joseph London (London). The highest price is 164.1× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82465. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.93Saint Joseph London
Median$46.80half pay less
Highest$644.81in Kentucky
Lowest saves$42.87vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph London lowest London · Corbin, KY HC LAB CHOLESTEROL | $3.93 | $11.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC LAB CHOLESTEROL | $4.40 | $12.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB CHOLESTEROL | $4.83 | $12.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB CHOLESTEROL | $5.66 | $12.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC LAB CHOLESTEROL | $6.75 | $14.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY CHOLESTEROL | $7.00 | $14.00 | — source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY ZPL CHOLESTEROL TOTAL REF | $7.20 | $12.00 | — source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY TOTAL CHOLESTEROL | $8.82 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB GM- CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM- CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM- CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM- CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM- CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM- CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY BLD SERUM CHOLESTEROL | $9.84 | $41.00 | — source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY TOTAL CHOLESTEROL | $10.20 | $17.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY TOTAL CHOLESTEROL | $10.20 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY TOTAL CHOLESTEROL | $10.20 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY CHOLESTEROL,BLD/SERUM | $10.20 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC CHOLESTEROL B | $11.62 | $89.32 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $11.70 | $18.00 | — source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB CHOLESTEROL | $13.05 | $13.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY BLD SERUM CHOLESTEROL | $24.70 | $65.00 | — source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Cholesterol level | $27.36 | $36.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY CHOLESTEROL, SERUM | $28.00 | $35.00 | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY BLD SERUM CHOLESTEROL | $28.44 | $79.00 | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC LAB CHOLESTEROL | $30.98 | $73.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Assay, Blood/Serum Cholesterol - Cholesterol Total | $34.08 | $85.19 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC CHOLESTEROL B | $34.31 | $73.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Cholesterol level | $36.30 | $36.30 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG CHOLESTEROL | $37.15 | $92.87 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total | $38.23 | $95.57 | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Jessamine Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB FHP CHOLESTEROL | $40.29 | $80.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC CHOLESTEROL B | $40.36 | $130.18 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY CHOLESTEROL | $40.88 | $54.50 | — source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY BLD SERUM CHOLESTEROL | $45.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Cholesterol Total | $45.60 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $46.20 | $77.00 | — source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY CHOLESTEROL BODY FLUID | $46.80 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY CHOLESTEROL BODY FLUID | $46.80 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY CHOLESTEROL BODY FLUID | $46.80 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY CHOLESTEROL BODY FLUID | $46.80 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY CHOLESTEROL BODY FLUID | $46.80 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY CHOLESTEROL BODY FLUID | $46.80 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY CHOLESTEROL LEVEL | $47.60 | $68.00 | — source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Cholesterol Serum/Whole Blood Total | $48.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY BLD SERUM CHOLESTEROL | $48.15 | $107.00 | — source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Cholesterol level | $50.70 | $78.00 | Apr 23, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Cholesterol level | $50.70 | $78.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC ASSAY, BLD/SERUM CHOLESTEROL - CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $61.36 | $61.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Cholesterol level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Cholesterol level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Cholesterol level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Cholesterol level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Cholesterol level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Cholesterol level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Cholesterol level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total | $66.92 | $167.30 | — source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Cholesterol Serum/Whole Blood Total | $71.40 | $119.00 | — source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total | $71.46 | $178.64 | — source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total | $72.68 | $181.69 | — source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Cholesterol level | $76.86 | $92.60 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Cholesterol level | $82.50 | $110.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total | $84.93 | $212.33 | — source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Cholesterol level | $87.75 | $135.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY CHOLESTEROL SERUM | $97.80 | $163.00 | — source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total | $102.48 | $256.19 | — source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Cholesterol level | $109.69 | $182.81 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY CHOLESTEROL SERUM | $111.00 | $185.00 | — source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total | $127.15 | $317.87 | — source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Cholesterol, serum or whole blood, total | $129.61 | $324.03 | — source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY CHOLESTEROL SERUM | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY CHOLESTEROL SERUM | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY CHOLESTEROL SERUM | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Cholesterol level | $207.68 | $346.14 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY CHOLESTEROL BLD | $493.60 | $493.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY CHOLESTEROL BLD | $644.81 | $644.81 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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 | $9.60 | $24.70 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 9 | $4.83 | $66.42 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $3.93 | $63.89 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $46.80 | $88.80 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $6.75 | $37.68 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $8.82 | $10.20 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $45.60 | $66.42 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $37.15 | $122.42 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $36.30 | $73.65 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $10.20 | $10.20 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $40.88 | $40.88 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $50.70 | $50.70 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $47.60 | $47.60 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $13.05 | $13.05 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $40.36 | $40.36 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $66.42 | $66.42 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $38.23 | $38.23 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $493.60 | $493.60 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $50.70 | $50.70 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $46.80 | $46.80 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $130.80 | $130.80 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $46.80 | $46.80 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $10.20 | $10.20 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $109.69 | $109.69 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $129.61 | $129.61 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $127.15 | $127.15 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $11.70 | $11.70 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $82.50 | $82.50 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $34.31 | $34.31 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $11.62 | $11.62 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $84.93 | $84.93 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $4.40 | $4.40 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $87.75 | $87.75 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $46.80 | $46.80 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $10.20 | $10.20 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $76.86 | $76.86 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $7.20 | $7.20 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $46.80 | $46.80 |
What it is
A total cholesterol test measures all the cholesterol in the blood. It is part of a lipid panel, which also gives HDL, LDL and triglycerides.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Total cholesterol blood test in other states
- Alabama$29.94
- Alaska$67.00
- Arizona$28.39
- Arkansas$26.17
- California$44.10
- Colorado$60.00
- Connecticut$22.08
- Delaware$59.48
- District of Columbia$47.32
- Florida$35.70
- Georgia$37.50
- Hawaii$40.60
- Idaho$30.60
- Illinois$44.50
- Indiana$31.50
- Iowa$35.00
- Kansas$36.96
- Louisiana$15.00
- Maine$25.65
- Maryland$11.66
- Massachusetts$29.00
- Michigan$19.75
- Minnesota$34.07
- Mississippi$27.20
- Missouri$33.23
- Montana$28.47
- Nebraska$52.80
- Nevada$78.00
- New Hampshire$38.22
- New Jersey$6.70
- New Mexico$54.47
- New York$20.21
- North Carolina$30.25
- North Dakota$31.96
- Ohio$36.60
- Oklahoma$33.46
- Oregon$24.05
- Pennsylvania$31.20
- Puerto Rico$16.00
- Rhode Island$29.00
- South Carolina$43.00
- South Dakota$52.20
- Tennessee$25.08
- Texas$67.32
- Utah$104.35
- Vermont$40.84
- Virginia$55.32
- Washington$36.00
- West Virginia$22.00
- Wisconsin$46.19
- Wyoming$34.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.