Potassium test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for potassium blood test: from $7.50 to $568.64, with a median of $46.40. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 75.8× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 84132. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.50Ohio County Hospital
Median$46.40half pay less
Highest$568.64in Kentucky
Lowest saves$38.90vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY POTASSIUM | $7.50 | $15.00 | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN POTASSIUM SERUM | $8.40 | $35.00 | — source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY RP POTASSIUM | $9.34 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC POTASSIUM B | $10.00 | $76.86 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY CHEM-POTASSIUM | $10.80 | $18.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY RP POTASSIUM | $10.80 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY RP POTASSIUM | $10.80 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY POTASSIUM | $10.80 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY POTASSIUM SERUM | $11.70 | $18.00 | — source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB POTASSIUM, WB | $14.28 | $14.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $14.76 | $41.00 | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC LAB POTASSIUM | $17.40 | $41.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB | $19.20 | $32.00 | — source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB | $19.20 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB | $19.20 | $32.00 | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC LAB POTASSIUM | $19.77 | $41.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB ASSAY SERUM POTASSIUM | $20.49 | $51.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC POTASSIUM B | $20.54 | $66.23 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB ASSAY SERUM POTASSIUM | $24.03 | $51.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $25.20 | $42.00 | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $26.22 | $69.00 | — source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY POTASSIUM, SERUM | $28.00 | $35.00 | — source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Assay Of Serum Potassium - Potassium | $29.33 | $73.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC So Potassium | $29.40 | $49.00 | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $30.60 | $68.00 | — source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $31.05 | $69.00 | — source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG POCT POTASSIUM | $31.07 | $77.66 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC LAB ASSAY SERUM POTASSIUM | $32.26 | $88.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC LAB POTASSIUM | $33.90 | $95.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Blood potassium level | $37.02 | $44.60 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Blood potassium level | $37.40 | $37.40 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $38.23 | $95.57 | — source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY POTASSIUM | $38.25 | $51.00 | — source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Blood potassium level | $42.75 | $57.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $43.20 | $108.01 | — source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Blood potassium level | $44.20 | $68.00 | Apr 23, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Blood potassium level | $44.20 | $68.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Potassium Level | $45.60 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB PUBS POTASSIUM BLOOD | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PUBS POTASSIUM BLOOD | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PUBS POTASSIUM BLOOD | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PUBS POTASSIUM BLOOD | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB POTASSIUM BLOOD | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB POTASSIUM BLOOD | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $47.90 | $119.76 | — source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY POTASSIUM BLOOD | $49.80 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $53.46 | $133.64 | — source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL | $55.48 | $79.25 | — source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB | $55.80 | $93.00 | — source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC POTASSIUM B | $56.40 | $120.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Blood potassium level | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Blood potassium level | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Blood potassium level | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Blood potassium level | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Blood potassium level | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Blood potassium level | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Blood potassium level | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $57.54 | $143.85 | — source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB | $58.20 | $97.00 | — source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Blood potassium level | $67.50 | $135.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $69.64 | $174.11 | — source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Blood potassium level | $70.68 | $93.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB AMB | $72.00 | $120.00 | — source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB | $72.00 | $120.00 | — source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Blood potassium level | $75.40 | $116.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB | $75.60 | $126.00 | — source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB | $77.40 | $129.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB | $77.40 | $129.00 | — source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB | $77.40 | $129.00 | — source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $79.08 | $197.69 | — source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA WB | $89.40 | $149.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC POTASSIUM LEVEL | $111.11 | $111.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Blood potassium level | $153.63 | $256.05 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $158.82 | $397.05 | — source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Blood potassium level | $177.38 | $295.64 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY POTASSIUM BLD | $180.65 | $180.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $568.64 | $568.64 | 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 | $8.40 | $46.40 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 8 | $20.49 | $50.68 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $33.90 | $57.68 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $19.20 | $37.50 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $19.77 | $43.28 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $9.34 | $10.80 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $25.20 | $45.60 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $31.07 | $104.22 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $37.40 | $54.70 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $10.80 | $10.80 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $38.25 | $38.25 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $49.80 | $49.80 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $44.20 | $44.20 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $55.48 | $55.48 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $14.28 | $14.28 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $20.54 | $20.54 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $57.15 | $57.15 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $38.23 | $38.23 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $180.65 | $180.65 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $44.20 | $44.20 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $67.50 | $67.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $77.40 | $77.40 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $7.50 | $7.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $89.40 | $89.40 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $10.80 | $10.80 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $153.63 | $153.63 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $158.82 | $158.82 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $46.40 | $46.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $69.64 | $69.64 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $11.70 | $11.70 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $42.75 | $42.75 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $56.40 | $56.40 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $32.26 | $32.26 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $77.40 | $77.40 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $10.80 | $10.80 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $37.02 | $37.02 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $75.60 | $75.60 |
What it is
A potassium test measures the level of potassium in the blood. Doctors check it for people on diuretics or blood pressure drugs, with kidney disease, an irregular heartbeat, or vomiting and diarrhea.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Potassium blood test in other states
- Alabama$26.10
- Alaska$61.50
- Arizona$29.95
- Arkansas$19.65
- California$73.26
- Colorado$69.75
- Connecticut$23.15
- Delaware$60.74
- District of Columbia$63.56
- Florida$63.18
- Georgia$32.80
- Hawaii$47.60
- Idaho$35.79
- Illinois$44.80
- Indiana$28.50
- Iowa$34.40
- Kansas$33.16
- Louisiana$17.59
- Maine$25.08
- Maryland$11.58
- Massachusetts$31.00
- Michigan$22.10
- Minnesota$44.90
- Mississippi$27.00
- Missouri$41.32
- Montana$40.80
- Nebraska$47.81
- Nevada$62.00
- New Hampshire$47.59
- New Jersey$5.90
- New Mexico$63.41
- New York$22.69
- North Carolina$39.30
- North Dakota$41.00
- Ohio$23.35
- Oklahoma$32.55
- Oregon$21.75
- Pennsylvania$32.70
- Puerto Rico$15.00
- Rhode Island$29.50
- South Carolina$41.74
- South Dakota$54.90
- Tennessee$26.13
- Texas$65.23
- Utah$110.70
- Vermont$41.58
- Virginia$39.00
- Washington$40.15
- West Virginia$25.25
- Wisconsin$29.04
- Wyoming$25.04
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.