Blood glucose test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for blood glucose (sugar) test: from $3.86 to $421.84, with a median of $33.50. The lowest price is at Saint Joseph London (London). The highest price is 109.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $33.50, is 7% above the US median of $31.45.
- That is 8.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($3.93).
- Kentucky ranks 26th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 79 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 82947. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.86Saint Joseph London
Median$33.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$421.84in Kentucky
Lowest saves$29.64vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph London lowest London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Glucose | $3.86 | $11.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Glucose | $4.15 | $11.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Glucose | $4.85 | $10.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab Glucometer | $5.06 | $12.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Glucometer | $5.46 | $13.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY GLUCOSE BLOOD QUANT | $5.52 | $23.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB GLUCOMETER | $5.77 | $13.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Glucose | $6.17 | $13.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY GLUCOSE | $6.50 | $13.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY ZPL GLUCOSE SERUM REF | $6.60 | $11.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Glucometer | $6.97 | $13.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY GLUCOSE, QUANTITATIVE | $7.79 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY RP - GLUCOSE | $9.00 | $15.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY GLUCOSE, BLOOD, QUANT | $9.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY RP - GLUCOSE | $9.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY GLUCOSE, BLOOD, QUANT | $9.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB GM - GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM - GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM - GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM - GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM - GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $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 - GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $9.75 | $15.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $9.75 | $15.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC GLUCOSE B | $11.62 | $89.32 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY GLUCOSE | $11.70 | $18.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB GLUCOSE | $11.79 | $11.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $16.60 | $41.50 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $17.18 | $20.70 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY GLUCOSE BLOOD QUANT | $18.90 | $42.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC FIBROMETER GLUCOSE | $19.27 | $41.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Assay Quantitative,Blood Glucose - Gtt Fasting | $22.43 | $56.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $25.04 | $62.61 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Glucose Level | $25.05 | $41.75 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC GLUCOSE B | $26.04 | $84.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG GLUCOSE, FASTING | $26.58 | $66.43 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY GLUCOSE BLOOD QUANT | $27.00 | $60.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY GLUCOSE | $28.00 | $35.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY GLUCOSE | $33.00 | $44.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $33.50 | $67.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY GLUCOSE BLOOD QUANT | $34.92 | $97.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY GLUCOSE BLOOD QUANT | $38.38 | $101.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Glucose Quant, for Cmpk/Bmpk | $42.00 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY GLUCOSE BLD QUANT | $43.20 | $72.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $46.20 | $46.20 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY BLOOD GLUCOSE (SUGAR) LEVEL | $54.78 | $78.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $58.50 | $78.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $60.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $60.14 | $150.35 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $62.00 | $154.99 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Blood glucose (sugar) level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Blood glucose (sugar) level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Blood glucose (sugar) level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $67.20 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $67.80 | $113.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $67.80 | $113.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $70.68 | $93.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $77.35 | $119.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Glucose Quant, for Cmpk/Bmpk | $82.80 | $138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $83.07 | $207.67 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $93.73 | $234.33 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $97.80 | $163.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC GLUCOSE LEVEL | $98.66 | $98.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD AMB | $105.60 | $176.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $111.00 | $185.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level | $113.56 | $189.26 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $116.40 | $194.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $116.40 | $194.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $116.40 | $194.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $130.80 | $218.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $141.20 | $353.01 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $152.14 | $380.34 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Blood glucose (sugar) level | $323.02 | $538.37 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY GLUCOSE BLD QN | $383.51 | $383.51 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY GLUCOSE BLD QN | $421.84 | $421.84 | 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 | $5.06 | $9.60 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $5.46 | $41.28 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $3.86 | $82.11 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $67.20 | $67.80 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $4.85 | $54.21 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $7.79 | $9.00 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $25.05 | $66.42 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $26.58 | $174.80 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $46.20 | $78.60 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $9.75 | $9.75 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $54.78 | $54.78 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $11.79 | $11.79 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $26.04 | $26.04 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $66.42 | $66.42 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $25.04 | $25.04 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $421.84 | $421.84 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $9.75 | $9.75 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $33.50 | $33.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $130.80 | $130.80 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $105.60 | $105.60 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $113.56 | $113.56 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $152.14 | $152.14 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $83.07 | $83.07 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $11.70 | $11.70 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $58.50 | $58.50 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $19.27 | $19.27 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $11.62 | $11.62 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $16.60 | $16.60 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $4.15 | $4.15 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $77.35 | $77.35 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $17.18 | $17.18 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $6.60 | $6.60 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
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 glucose test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood glucose test explained.
Blood glucose (sugar) test in other states
- Alabama$26.10
- Alaska$42.75
- Arizona$45.20
- Arkansas$18.54
- California$37.52
- Colorado$59.83
- Connecticut$23.35
- Delaware$37.80
- District of Columbia$46.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$44.80
- Georgia$36.66
- Hawaii$36.60
- Idaho$26.60
- Illinois$39.75
- Indiana$26.62
- Iowa$36.40
- Kansas$26.00
- Louisiana$14.05
- Maine$23.35
- Maryland$11.50
- Massachusetts$31.00
- Michigan$24.00
- Minnesota$45.50
- Mississippi$27.37
- Missouri$29.85
- Montana$39.20
- Nebraska$52.00
- Nevada$80.87
- New Hampshire$34.82
- New Jersey$4.52
- New Mexico$39.18
- New York$18.00
- North Carolina$35.97
- North Dakota$29.46
- Ohio$23.58
- Oklahoma$27.95
- Oregon$24.00
- Pennsylvania$25.78
- Puerto Rico$16.00
- Rhode Island$19.80
- South Carolina$33.60
- South Dakota$59.20
- Tennessee$22.56
- Texas$41.70
- Utah$104.56
- Vermont$41.00
- Virginia$45.00
- Washington$37.40
- West Virginia$23.00
- Wisconsin$24.42
- Wyoming$41.40
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.