HIV antibody test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody test: from $7.00 to $772.63, with a median of $78.16. The lowest price is at Norton Audubon Hospital (Louisville) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 110.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $78.16, is 11% above the US median of $70.50.
- That is 5.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.71).
- Kentucky ranks 31st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 86703. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.00Norton Audubon Hospital + 5 more
Median$78.16half of hospitals charge less
Highest$772.63in Kentucky
Lowest saves$71.16vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Audubon Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville, KY HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86703 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86703 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86703 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86703 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86703 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PFS DONOR SCREEN PANEL 86703 | $7.00 | $35.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC HIV1/2 RAPID SCREEN | $18.80 | $40.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Hiv-1/Hiv-2 Ab Sngl Res | $26.67 | $76.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HIV-1/HIV2 SINGLE RESULT 2 | $34.32 | $143.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Analysis for antibody to HIV-1 and HIV-2 virus | $43.12 | $51.95 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Hiv-1/Hiv-2 Ab Sngl Res | $43.81 | $116.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC HIV1/2 RAPID SCREEN | $48.39 | $156.09 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HIV-1/HIV2 SINGLE RESULT 2 | $51.48 | $143.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY HIV 1+ 2 | $52.55 | $80.85 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO HIV-1 AND HIV-2 VIRUS | $53.03 | $75.75 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HIV-1/HIV2 SINGLE RESULT 2 | $54.34 | $143.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc 733 Hiv 1/2-So+ | $55.44 | $138.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Antibody; HIV-1 and HIV-2, single result | $57.60 | $144.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab Hiv-1/Hiv-2 Ab Sngl Res | $58.24 | $138.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Hiv-1/Hiv-2 Ab Sngl Res | $59.11 | $122.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HIV-1/HIV2 SINGLE RESULT 2 | $64.35 | $143.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HIV-1/HIV-2 SINGLE RESULT2 | $64.35 | $143.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Hiv-1/Hiv-2 Ab Sngl Res | $91.96 | $219.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB HIV-1/HIV-2 AB SNGL RES | $97.11 | $219.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Hiv-1/Hiv-2 Ab Sngl Res | $104.00 | $219.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Hiv-1/Hiv-2 Ab Sngl Res | $117.47 | $219.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG HIV TYPES 1, 2 SINGLE RESULT | $118.25 | $295.62 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC HIV1/2 RAPID SCREEN | $135.09 | $1,039.11 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC So Antibody,Hiv 1 & Hiv 2, Assay | $137.40 | $229.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Antibody; HIV-1 and HIV-2, single result | $143.00 | $357.51 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Antibody; HIV-1 and HIV-2, single result | $145.68 | $364.21 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Antibody; HIV-1 and HIV-2, single result | $154.62 | $386.56 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Antibody Hiv-1&Hiv-2 Single Result | $161.40 | $269.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Antibody; HIV-1 and HIV-2, single result | $181.24 | $453.10 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Antibody; HIV-1 and HIV-2, single result | $196.89 | $492.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Antibody; HIV-1 and HIV-2, single result | $236.64 | $591.59 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Antibody; HIV-1 and HIV-2, single result | $300.32 | $750.79 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Analysis for antibody to HIV-1 and HIV-2 virus | $772.63 | $1,030.17 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Analysis for antibody to HIV-1 and HIV-2 virus | $772.63 | $1,030.17 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Analysis for antibody to HIV-1 and HIV-2 virus | $772.63 | $1,030.17 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Analysis for antibody to HIV-1 and HIV-2 virus | $772.63 | $1,030.17 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Analysis for antibody to HIV-1 and HIV-2 virus | $772.63 | $1,030.17 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Analysis for antibody to HIV-1 and HIV-2 virus | $772.63 | $1,030.17 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Analysis for antibody to HIV-1 and HIV-2 virus | $772.63 | $1,030.17 | Sep 28, 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.
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 | $7.00 | $51.48 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $55.44 | $130.24 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 3 | $59.11 | $137.40 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $26.67 | $399.65 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $161.40 | $467.02 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $53.03 | $53.03 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $48.39 | $48.39 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $772.63 | $772.63 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $145.68 | $145.68 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $118.25 | $118.25 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $154.62 | $154.62 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $52.55 | $52.55 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $18.80 | $18.80 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $135.09 | $135.09 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $300.32 | $300.32 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $43.81 | $43.81 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $43.12 | $43.12 |
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 HIV antibody test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: HIV antibody test explained.
HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody test in other states
- Alabama$29.85
- Alaska$244.14
- Arizona$38.17
- Arkansas$59.54
- California$58.82
- Colorado$125.80
- Connecticut$42.45
- Delaware$92.40
- District of Columbia$99.05, 3 hospitals
- Florida$49.70
- Georgia$109.72
- Hawaii$63.70
- Idaho$99.40
- Illinois$117.89
- Indiana$60.00
- Iowa$54.74
- Kansas$82.80
- Louisiana$34.05
- Maine$45.50
- Maryland$72.37
- Massachusetts$69.00
- Michigan$47.00
- Minnesota$66.91
- Mississippi$40.95
- Missouri$108.18
- Montana$83.20
- Nebraska$74.22
- Nevada$122.75
- New Hampshire$56.70
- New Jersey$15.77
- New Mexico$101.22
- New York$50.10
- North Carolina$56.48
- North Dakota$77.98
- Ohio$61.75
- Oklahoma$52.38
- Oregon$66.00
- Pennsylvania$103.20
- Puerto Rico$99.09
- Rhode Island$58.20
- South Carolina$121.55
- South Dakota$108.00
- Tennessee$37.84
- Texas$86.61
- Utah$166.33
- Vermont$107.01
- Virginia$120.13
- Washington$88.35
- West Virginia$63.50
- Wisconsin$77.50
- Wyoming$72.66
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.