Uric acid test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for uric acid blood test: from $5.50 to $812.45, with a median of $55.98. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 147.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $55.98, is 24% above the US median of $45.00.
- That is 12.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.52).
- Kentucky ranks 34th 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 84550. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.50Ohio County Hospital
Median$55.98half of hospitals charge less
Highest$812.45in Kentucky
Lowest saves$50.48vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY REF Uric Acid, Serum or Plasma | $5.50 | $11.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-URIC ACID | $8.82 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB GM - URIC ACID BLOOD | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM - URIC ACID BLOOD | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM - URIC ACID BLOOD | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM - URIC ACID BLOOD | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM - URIC ACID 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 - URIC ACID BLOOD | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC URIC ACID | $9.79 | $75.29 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF BLOOD URIC ACID | $9.84 | $41.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY CHEM-URIC ACID | $10.20 | $17.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY CHEM-URIC ACID | $10.20 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-URIC ACID | $10.20 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $11.70 | $18.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB URIC ACID | $13.56 | $13.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Uric acid; blood | $21.76 | $54.41 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF BLOOD URIC ACID | $24.12 | $67.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY URIC ACID | $30.40 | $38.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC URIC ACID | $33.14 | $106.89 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Uric Acid | $34.88 | $72.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Uric acid level, blood | $37.00 | $74.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Uric Acid | $37.77 | $100.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Uric acid level, blood | $38.06 | $45.85 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood - Uric Acid | $40.11 | $100.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $41.85 | $93.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $42.60 | $71.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG URIC ACID | $42.80 | $106.99 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY URIC ACID | $45.00 | $60.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Uric Acid | $45.60 | $76.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $45.90 | $102.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Uric acid level, blood | $46.20 | $46.20 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $46.36 | $122.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $48.00 | $80.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $49.88 | $71.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Assay of Blood/Uric Acid | $52.80 | $88.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Uric Acid | $53.34 | $152.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Uric acid level, blood | $55.98 | $74.64 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Uric acid level, blood | $55.98 | $74.64 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Uric acid level, blood | $55.98 | $74.64 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Uric acid level, blood | $55.98 | $74.64 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Uric acid level, blood | $55.98 | $74.64 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Uric acid level, blood | $55.98 | $74.64 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Uric acid level, blood | $55.98 | $74.64 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY URIC ACID BLOOD AMB | $57.00 | $95.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Uric acid level, blood | $57.85 | $89.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Uric acid level, blood | $57.85 | $89.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Uric Acid | $57.93 | $108.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Uric acid level, blood | $58.50 | $78.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $60.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $60.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab Uric Acid | $64.14 | $152.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC URIC ACID | $64.39 | $137.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Uric Acid | $64.66 | $154.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $67.20 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $67.80 | $113.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $67.80 | $113.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB URIC ACID | $68.29 | $154.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Uric acid; blood | $68.32 | $170.81 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $69.60 | $116.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $69.60 | $116.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $69.60 | $116.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Uric Acid | $73.13 | $154.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Uric acid; blood | $73.31 | $183.28 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $77.40 | $129.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY URIC ACID BLOOD | $77.40 | $129.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Uric acid; blood | $78.52 | $196.30 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Assay of Blood/Uric Acid | $84.00 | $140.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Uric acid; blood | $84.07 | $210.18 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Uric acid level, blood | $87.10 | $134.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Uric acid; blood | $95.84 | $239.61 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Uric acid level, blood | $97.28 | $128.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Uric acid; blood | $109.74 | $274.36 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC URIC ACID LEVEL | $127.59 | $127.59 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Uric acid level, blood | $140.66 | $234.44 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Uric acid; blood | $142.39 | $355.98 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY CHEM-URIC ACID | $169.00 | $281.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY URIC ACID BLD | $180.65 | $180.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Uric acid level, blood | $239.44 | $399.06 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY URIC ACID BLD | $812.45 | $812.45 | 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 | $9.60 | $24.12 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $40.11 | $68.30 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $48.00 | $54.66 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $67.20 | $67.80 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $34.88 | $54.39 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $8.82 | $10.20 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $45.60 | $55.98 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $42.80 | $141.12 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $46.20 | $53.10 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $10.20 | $10.20 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $42.60 | $42.60 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $57.85 | $57.85 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $49.88 | $49.88 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $13.56 | $13.56 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $33.14 | $33.14 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $55.98 | $55.98 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $21.76 | $21.76 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $180.65 | $180.65 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $57.85 | $57.85 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $69.60 | $69.60 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $5.50 | $5.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $77.40 | $77.40 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $10.20 | $10.20 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $140.66 | $140.66 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $142.39 | $142.39 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $95.84 | $95.84 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $11.70 | $11.70 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $58.50 | $58.50 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $64.39 | $64.39 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $9.79 | $9.79 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $84.07 | $84.07 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $37.77 | $37.77 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $87.10 | $87.10 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $69.60 | $69.60 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $169.00 | $169.00 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $38.06 | $38.06 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $77.40 | $77.40 |
| 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
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Uric acid blood test in other states
- Alabama$29.75
- Alaska$59.78
- Arizona$70.52
- Arkansas$26.10
- California$66.11
- Colorado$64.60
- Connecticut$27.41
- Delaware$62.16
- District of Columbia$83.36, 3 hospitals
- Florida$82.83
- Georgia$51.60
- Hawaii$47.45
- Idaho$34.60
- Illinois$70.29
- Indiana$48.00
- Iowa$42.80
- Kansas$36.00
- Louisiana$17.51
- Maine$30.55
- Maryland$5.79
- Massachusetts$30.00
- Michigan$22.55
- Minnesota$45.54
- Mississippi$31.28
- Missouri$41.60
- Montana$41.10
- Nebraska$54.18
- Nevada$101.70
- New Hampshire$58.16
- New Jersey$5.20
- New Mexico$61.20
- New York$20.13
- North Carolina$59.40
- North Dakota$40.26
- Ohio$35.20
- Oklahoma$27.00
- Oregon$29.05
- Pennsylvania$31.70
- Puerto Rico$17.30
- Rhode Island$36.60
- South Carolina$59.00
- South Dakota$58.40
- Tennessee$28.44
- Texas$80.43
- Utah$104.35
- Vermont$65.25
- Virginia$70.20
- Washington$44.95
- West Virginia$33.00
- Wisconsin$50.49
- Wyoming$38.85
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.