Eye exam, new patient cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $481.97 to $481.97, with a median of $481.97. The lowest price is at Baptist Health Corbin (Corbin) and 6 other hospitals.
- The median here, $481.97, is 156% above the US median of $188.51.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Kentucky ranks 22nd of 22 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 92004. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$481.97Baptist Health Corbin + 6 more
Median$481.97half of hospitals charge less
Highest$481.97in Kentucky
Lowest saves$0.00vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Corbin lowest Corbin · Corbin, KY New patient complete exam of visual system | $481.97 | $642.62 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin lowest Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY New patient complete exam of visual system | $481.97 | $642.62 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange lowest La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN New patient complete exam of visual system | $481.97 | $642.62 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington lowest Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY New patient complete exam of visual system | $481.97 | $642.62 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN New patient complete exam of visual system | $481.97 | $642.62 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah lowest Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL New patient complete exam of visual system | $481.97 | $642.62 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond lowest Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY New patient complete exam of visual system | $481.97 | $642.62 | 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 | 2 | $481.97 | $481.97 |
| Corbin, KY | 1 | $481.97 | $481.97 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $481.97 | $481.97 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $481.97 | $481.97 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $481.97 | $481.97 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 1 | $481.97 | $481.97 |
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 eye exam, new patient is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Eye exam, new patient explained.
Comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient in other states
- Alabama$156.52, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$314.38, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$163.38, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$108.60
- California$245.28
- Colorado$130.15, 2 hospitals
- Connecticut$158.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$280.25, 2 hospitals
- Florida$481.65
- Georgia$207.01
- Idaho$121.00
- Illinois$132.00
- Indiana$388.16, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$233.10, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$73.28
- Maine$112.25, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$208.03
- Michigan$147.54
- Minnesota$130.05
- Mississippi$154.85
- Missouri$127.98
- Montana$221.60, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$78.00, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$432.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$175.35, 4 hospitals
- New York$230.00
- North Dakota$121.30, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$256.60
- Oklahoma$287.85, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$159.25, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$152.80
- South Carolina$99.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$321.60
- Tennessee$100.28
- Texas$241.00
- Vermont$185.37, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$58.35, 1 hospital
- Washington$169.40
- West Virginia$170.00
- Wisconsin$130.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.