Vitamin B12 test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 78 hospitals publish a cash price for vitamin B12 (cobalamin) blood test: from $19.20 to $1,001.83, with a median of $84.91. The lowest price is at Arh Our Lady of the Way (Martin) and 10 other hospitals. The highest price is 52.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $84.91, is about the same as the US median of $84.00.
- That is 5.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($15.08).
- Kentucky ranks 23rd 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 82607. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$19.20Arh Our Lady of the Way + 10 more
Median$84.91half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,001.83in Kentucky
Lowest saves$65.71vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arh Our Lady of the Way lowest Martin · Pikeville, KY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY CASCADE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital lowest Harlan · Harlan, KY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY CASCADE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center lowest Hazard · Hazard, KY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY CASCADE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center lowest Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY CASCADE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital lowest Barbourville · Corbin, KY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY CASCADE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital lowest MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY CASCADE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital lowest Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY CASCADE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital lowest West Liberty · West Liberty, KY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY CASCADE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital lowest Paintsville · Paintsville, KY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY CASCADE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center lowest South Williamson · Pikeville, KY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY CASCADE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital lowest Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY CASCADE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY B-12 | $22.00 | $44.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN VITAMIN B12 | $24.24 | $101.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | $31.64 | $79.10 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC VITAMIN B12 CYANOCOBALAMIN REF | $33.01 | $253.90 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY CHEM-B12, VITAMIN B12 | $33.60 | $56.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-B12, VITAMIN B12 | $33.60 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY CHEM-B12, VITAMIN B12 | $33.60 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-B12, VITAMIN B12 | $33.60 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | $43.42 | $108.56 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB B-12 | $45.24 | $45.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $49.59 | $59.75 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN VITAMIN B12 | $50.40 | $140.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Assay Vitamin B-12 | $52.81 | $109.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $54.00 | $72.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG VITAMIN B 12 | $67.00 | $167.50 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Assay Vitamin B-12 | $67.18 | $160.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB ASSAY VITAMIN B-12 | $70.95 | $160.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Vitamin B-12 - Vitamin B12 | $72.46 | $181.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Assay Vitamin B-12 | $75.98 | $160.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Cyanocobalamin Vitamin B-12 | $77.40 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY VITAMIN B 12 SERUM | $77.68 | $119.50 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Assay Vitamin B-12 | $83.16 | $237.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB VITAMIN B 12 | $84.00 | $420.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB VITAMIN B 12 | $84.00 | $420.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB VITAMIN B 12 | $84.00 | $420.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB VITAMIN B 12 | $84.00 | $420.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB VITAMIN B 12 | $84.00 | $420.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB VITAMIN B 12 | $84.00 | $420.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Assay Vitamin B-12 | $85.82 | $160.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $87.00 | $174.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $88.40 | $136.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $88.40 | $136.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY VITAMIN B-12 | $91.88 | $122.50 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | $92.80 | $232.01 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Assay Vitamin B-12 | $93.67 | $248.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY VITAMIN B 12 | $96.00 | $160.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $99.00 | $99.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab Assay Vitamin B-12 | $100.01 | $237.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B-12) LEVEL | $102.90 | $147.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN VITAMIN B-12 1 | $104.88 | $276.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY VITAMIN B-12 | $110.40 | $138.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN VITAMIN B-12 1 | $114.30 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | $116.29 | $290.72 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | $116.94 | $292.35 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC B12 | $117.23 | $378.16 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN VITAMIN B-12 1 | $124.20 | $276.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $126.47 | $210.78 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $127.68 | $168.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC B12 | $133.95 | $285.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Cyanocobalamin Vitamin B-12 | $161.40 | $269.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | $173.73 | $434.32 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $188.79 | $251.72 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $188.79 | $251.72 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $188.79 | $251.72 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $188.79 | $251.72 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $188.79 | $251.72 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $188.79 | $251.72 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $188.79 | $251.72 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $219.05 | $337.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12) level | $241.63 | $402.71 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY VITAMIN B12 | $247.20 | $412.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | $250.15 | $625.37 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY CHEM-B12, VITAMIN B12 | $301.00 | $501.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC VITAMIN B12 LEVEL | $313.60 | $313.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | $313.99 | $784.98 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY VITAMIN B12 | $357.88 | $357.88 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY VITAMIN B12 | $1,001.83 | $1,001.83 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $24.24 | $84.00 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $67.18 | $89.31 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $19.20 | $135.98 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $52.81 | $102.54 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $67.00 | $154.32 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $19.20 | $59.10 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $161.40 | $175.10 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $91.88 | $91.88 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $88.40 | $88.40 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $102.90 | $102.90 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $45.24 | $45.24 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $117.23 | $117.23 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $188.79 | $188.79 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $31.64 | $31.64 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $357.88 | $357.88 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $88.40 | $88.40 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $247.20 | $247.20 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $126.47 | $126.47 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $313.99 | $313.99 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $110.40 | $110.40 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $116.29 | $116.29 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $77.68 | $77.68 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $133.95 | $133.95 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $33.01 | $33.01 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $43.42 | $43.42 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $93.67 | $93.67 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $219.05 | $219.05 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $301.00 | $301.00 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $49.59 | $49.59 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
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
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Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) blood test in other states
- Alabama$53.20
- Alaska$116.52
- Arizona$64.88
- Arkansas$53.95
- California$94.12
- Colorado$129.64
- Connecticut$88.42
- Delaware$195.72
- District of Columbia$122.54, 3 hospitals
- Florida$122.99
- Georgia$81.12
- Hawaii$138.45
- Idaho$83.00
- Illinois$129.33
- Indiana$73.79
- Iowa$86.70
- Kansas$90.65
- Louisiana$40.04
- Maine$86.70
- Maryland$43.12
- Massachusetts$76.00
- Michigan$59.25
- Minnesota$89.60
- Mississippi$63.32
- Missouri$78.00
- Montana$92.21
- Nebraska$117.12
- Nevada$156.00
- New Hampshire$98.95
- New Jersey$17.34
- New Mexico$112.40
- New York$55.64
- North Carolina$69.39
- North Dakota$96.80
- Ohio$74.40
- Oklahoma$65.15
- Oregon$77.49
- Pennsylvania$93.94
- Puerto Rico$51.50
- Rhode Island$119.00
- South Carolina$109.34
- South Dakota$116.00
- Tennessee$50.16
- Texas$90.75
- Utah$144.97
- Vermont$111.54
- Virginia$84.00
- Washington$99.51
- West Virginia$80.75
- Wisconsin$102.50
- Wyoming$88.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.