AST liver test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $8.00 to $819.49, with a median of $62.25. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 102.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $62.25, is 59% above the US median of $39.09.
- That is 12.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- Kentucky ranks 47th 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 84450. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.00Ohio County Hospital
Median$62.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$819.49in Kentucky
Lowest saves$54.25vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY SGOT | $8.00 | $16.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY ZPL AST(SGOT) P5P REF | $8.40 | $14.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC AST SGOT REF | $11.62 | $89.32 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY CHEM-SGOT TRANSAMINASE | $12.00 | $20.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-SGOT TRANSAMINASE | $12.00 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY CHEM-SGOT TRANSAMINASE | $12.00 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-SGOT TRANSAMINASE | $12.00 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY SGOT/AST | $14.07 | $21.65 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB FIBROSURE-SGOT (S/O) | $15.40 | $77.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB FIBROSURE-SGOT (S/O) | $15.40 | $77.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB FIBROSURE-SGOT (S/O) | $15.40 | $77.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB FIBROSURE-SGOT (S/O) | $15.40 | $77.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB FIBROSURE-SGOT (S/O) | $15.40 | $77.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB FIBROSURE-SGOT (S/O) | $15.40 | $77.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB AST | $15.54 | $15.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TRANSFERASE AST SGOT | $22.08 | $92.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG FIBROMETER AST (ARUP) | $25.85 | $64.61 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC So1 Sgot (Ast) | $26.40 | $44.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) - Ast (Sgot) | $28.47 | $71.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY AST | $28.80 | $36.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) | $29.69 | $74.22 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) | $30.98 | $77.45 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE | $31.00 | $100.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC FIBROMETER AST SGOT | $32.90 | $70.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Sgot (Ast) | $33.43 | $69.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Sgot (Ast) | $34.33 | $64.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TRANSFERASE ASTSGOT | $34.96 | $92.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TRANSFERASE AST SGOT | $38.88 | $108.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TRANSFERASE ASTSGOT | $41.40 | $92.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN TRANSFERASE (AST)(SGOT) | $41.40 | $92.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Aspartate aminotransferase | $45.60 | $76.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $46.20 | $46.20 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $50.50 | $101.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY SGOT / AST | $54.38 | $72.50 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Sgot (Ast) | $55.90 | $148.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Sgot (Ast) | $56.49 | $161.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY SGOT/AST | $60.60 | $101.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (AST)- LIVER FIBROSIS FIBROMETER NAFLD - ARUP | $61.36 | $61.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) | $62.00 | $154.99 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $62.25 | $83.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $63.05 | $97.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $63.05 | $97.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Sgot (Ast) | $63.40 | $151.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $66.42 | $88.56 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB SGOT (AST) | $66.96 | $151.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $69.65 | $99.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Sgot (Ast) | $71.71 | $151.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY SGOT | $80.40 | $134.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $82.54 | $99.45 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) | $84.07 | $210.18 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab Sgot (Ast) | $85.67 | $203.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY SGOT | $88.80 | $148.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY SGOT | $89.40 | $149.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY SGOT | $89.40 | $149.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY SGOT | $97.80 | $163.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC So Sgot (Ast) | $97.80 | $163.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $98.80 | $152.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) | $100.31 | $250.78 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $104.88 | $138.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY SGOT AMB | $105.60 | $176.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY SGOT | $111.00 | $185.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) | $114.59 | $286.47 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY SGOT | $116.40 | $194.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY SGOT | $116.40 | $194.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY SGOT | $116.40 | $194.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) | $122.31 | $305.77 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) | $129.46 | $323.64 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY SGOT | $130.80 | $218.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY SGOT | $132.00 | $220.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $177.38 | $295.64 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $190.99 | $318.31 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY AST (SGOT) | $518.56 | $518.56 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY AST (SGOT) | $819.49 | $819.49 | 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 | $15.40 | $34.96 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $28.47 | $64.91 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $56.49 | $63.89 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $88.80 | $89.40 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $26.40 | $49.92 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $45.60 | $66.42 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $25.85 | $101.62 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $46.20 | $78.60 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $54.38 | $54.38 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $60.60 | $60.60 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $63.05 | $63.05 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $69.65 | $69.65 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $15.54 | $15.54 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $66.42 | $66.42 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $30.98 | $30.98 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $518.56 | $518.56 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $63.05 | $63.05 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $50.50 | $50.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $130.80 | $130.80 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $105.60 | $105.60 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $190.99 | $190.99 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $122.31 | $122.31 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $15.40 | $15.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $100.31 | $100.31 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $14.07 | $14.07 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $62.25 | $62.25 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $32.90 | $32.90 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $11.62 | $11.62 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $84.07 | $84.07 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $55.90 | $55.90 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $98.80 | $98.80 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $132.00 | $132.00 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $82.54 | $82.54 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $8.40 | $8.40 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $80.40 | $80.40 |
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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AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test in other states
- Alabama$34.05
- Alaska$53.00
- Arizona$26.80
- Arkansas$18.52
- California$45.36
- Colorado$59.92
- Connecticut$27.85
- Delaware$84.00
- District of Columbia$58.73, 3 hospitals
- Florida$54.60
- Georgia$31.20
- Hawaii$50.05
- Idaho$36.90
- Illinois$55.00
- Indiana$29.00
- Iowa$42.80
- Kansas$35.85
- Louisiana$19.54
- Maine$32.60
- Maryland$5.75
- Massachusetts$35.00
- Michigan$22.00
- Minnesota$50.01
- Mississippi$27.30
- Missouri$46.63
- Montana$50.35
- Nebraska$61.42
- Nevada$60.90
- New Hampshire$52.68
- New Jersey$5.96
- New Mexico$61.39
- New York$24.00
- North Carolina$45.50
- North Dakota$41.40
- Ohio$25.20
- Oklahoma$37.49
- Oregon$28.50
- Pennsylvania$36.20
- Puerto Rico$19.15
- Rhode Island$34.00
- South Carolina$44.40
- South Dakota$74.50
- Tennessee$26.70
- Texas$51.70
- Utah$120.30
- Vermont$63.00
- Virginia$49.70
- Washington$42.40
- West Virginia$30.50
- Wisconsin$47.45
- Wyoming$24.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.