Spirometry cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 73 hospitals publish a cash price for spirometry (breathing test): from $46.20 to $1,659.00, with a median of $228.00. The lowest price is at Carroll County Memorial Hospital (Carrollton). The highest price is 35.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $228.00, is 7% below the US median of $245.50.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Kentucky ranks 20th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 73 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 94010. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$46.20Carroll County Memorial Hospital
Median$228.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,659.00in Kentucky
Lowest saves$181.80vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital lowest Carrollton · Carrollton, KY PFT | $46.20 | $77.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY INIT PFT | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY INIT PFT | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY INIT PFT | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY INIT PFT | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY INIT PFT | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY INIT PFT | $46.40 | $232.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BREATHING CAPACITY TEST | $97.92 | $408.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC PFT SPIROMETRY WO BRONCHODILATOR | $103.02 | $792.46 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY PFT WITH FVL | $103.52 | $129.40 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Spirometry W/O Bronch | $103.81 | $246.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Spirometry W/O Bronch | $108.78 | $310.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC PFT SPIROMETRY WO BRONCHODILATOR BEDSIDE | $109.50 | $365.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $114.00 | $150.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Spirometry W/O Bronch | $123.55 | $255.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $137.20 | $165.30 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Spirometry W/O Bronch | $137.73 | $328.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC SPIROMETRY W/O BRONCH | $145.44 | $328.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BREATHING CAPACITY TEST | $146.88 | $408.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC PFT SPIROMETRY WO BRONCHODILATOR BEDSIDE | $154.63 | $329.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $155.00 | $310.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BREATHING CAPACITY TEST | $155.04 | $408.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Spirometry W/O Bronch | $155.77 | $328.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Spirometry W/O Bronch | $160.52 | $425.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN SIMPLE PULMONARY FUNCTION | $183.60 | $408.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BREATHING CAPACITY TEST | $183.60 | $408.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPHIC RECORD | $188.40 | $314.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY SPIROMETERY BASIC | $193.15 | $297.15 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPHIC RECORD | $197.40 | $329.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPHIC RECORD | $198.60 | $331.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPHIC RECORD | $198.60 | $331.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY PFT SPIROMETRY | $211.20 | $352.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY PFT SPIROMETRY | $211.20 | $352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY PFT SPIROMETRY | $211.20 | $352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY PFT SPIROMETRY | $211.20 | $352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPHIC RECORD | $214.20 | $357.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPHIC RECORD | $228.00 | $380.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $229.45 | $353.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $245.96 | $409.94 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation | $247.74 | $619.34 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation | $255.71 | $639.28 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Spirometry / Tvc / Mvv | $258.60 | $431.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation | $265.92 | $664.79 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC PFT SPIROMETRY WO BRONCHODILATOR | $268.15 | $865.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $305.80 | $305.80 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation | $315.10 | $787.74 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation | $318.02 | $795.04 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation | $325.00 | $812.49 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG ASM SPIROMETRY | $325.00 | $812.49 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 94010 PFT SIMPLE CHARGE | $326.25 | $543.75 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital one side Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Rt Breathing Capacity Test | $334.88 | $837.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPHIC RECORD | $340.80 | $568.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPHIC RECORD | $340.80 | $568.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPHIC RECORD | $340.80 | $568.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation | $343.11 | $857.77 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $350.25 | $467.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Pif (Copd Assessment) | $358.20 | $597.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY PFT SPIROMETRY | $363.01 | $605.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC BREATHING CAPACITY TEST | $406.97 | $406.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $436.15 | $671.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY BREATHING CAPACITY TEST | $441.88 | $631.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation | $451.88 | $1,129.70 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $588.90 | $785.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $588.90 | $785.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $588.90 | $785.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $588.90 | $785.20 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $588.90 | $785.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $588.90 | $785.20 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $588.90 | $785.20 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB SPIROMETRY , ADULT | $628.24 | $628.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY SPIROMETRY | $1,037.94 | $1,037.94 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $1,102.29 | $1,837.15 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY SPIROMETRY | $1,659.00 | $1,659.00 | 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 | $46.40 | $103.81 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 9 | $137.73 | $255.71 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $108.78 | $373.88 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $114.00 | $191.08 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $211.20 | $211.20 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $326.25 | $358.20 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $325.00 | $713.64 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $214.20 | $260.00 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $211.20 | $211.20 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $229.45 | $229.45 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $441.88 | $441.88 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $628.24 | $628.24 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $268.15 | $268.15 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $588.90 | $588.90 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $315.10 | $315.10 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $1,037.94 | $1,037.94 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $198.60 | $198.60 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $340.80 | $340.80 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $188.40 | $188.40 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $211.20 | $211.20 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $109.50 | $109.50 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $245.96 | $245.96 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $265.92 | $265.92 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $103.52 | $103.52 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $46.40 | $46.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $343.11 | $343.11 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $193.15 | $193.15 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $350.25 | $350.25 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $154.63 | $154.63 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $103.02 | $103.02 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $325.00 | $325.00 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $160.52 | $160.52 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $436.15 | $436.15 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $198.60 | $198.60 |
| Pikeville, KY | 1 | $228.00 | $228.00 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $363.01 | $363.01 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $137.20 | $137.20 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $340.80 | $340.80 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $197.40 | $197.40 |
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
What spirometry is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Spirometry explained.
Spirometry (breathing test) in other states
- Alabama$172.56
- Alaska$426.49
- Arizona$193.70
- Arkansas$155.74
- California$381.15
- Colorado$304.50
- Connecticut$317.90
- Delaware$383.88
- District of Columbia$391.90, 3 hospitals
- Florida$301.18
- Georgia$245.43
- Hawaii$296.50
- Idaho$245.25
- Illinois$297.10
- Indiana$244.99
- Iowa$200.35
- Kansas$304.80
- Louisiana$127.55
- Maine$142.40
- Maryland$245.31
- Massachusetts$405.00
- Michigan$202.96
- Minnesota$158.83
- Mississippi$133.78
- Missouri$231.35
- Montana$152.75
- Nebraska$288.60
- Nevada$282.42
- New Hampshire$196.84
- New Jersey$186.36
- New Mexico$178.20
- New York$222.18
- North Carolina$245.50
- North Dakota$138.47
- Ohio$309.98
- Oklahoma$215.52
- Oregon$251.82
- Pennsylvania$301.20
- Puerto Rico$142.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$241.00
- South Carolina$232.77
- South Dakota$318.40
- Tennessee$144.64
- Texas$356.85
- Utah$586.60
- Vermont$312.55
- Virginia$260.45
- Washington$248.37
- West Virginia$207.19
- Wisconsin$279.50
- Wyoming$224.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.