Specialist consultation cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes: from $24.00 to $449.92, with a median of $95.27. The lowest price is at Carroll County Memorial Hospital (Carrollton). The highest price is 18.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $95.27, is 45% below the US median of $172.20.
- Kentucky ranks 4th of 32 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 99243. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$24.00Carroll County Memorial Hospital
Median$95.27half of hospitals charge less
Highest$449.92in Kentucky
Lowest saves$71.27vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital lowest Carrollton · Carrollton, KY NAS CUSTOM EXAM | $24.00 | $40.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST LOW 30 | $44.16 | $184.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 99243 Office Consultation, Level 3 | $70.95 | $118.25 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY OFF/OP CONSULT >=30MI | $77.40 | $129.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY OP CONSULT LOW COMPL | $113.13 | $174.05 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY OFF/OP CONSULT >=30MI | $154.80 | $258.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Office or other outpatient consultation for a new or established patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and low level of medical decision making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 30 minutes must be met or exceeded. | $284.88 | $712.21 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Office or other outpatient consultation with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $449.92 | $592.00 | Jul 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $154.80 | $154.80 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $284.88 | $284.88 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $44.16 | $44.16 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $113.13 | $113.13 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $70.95 | $70.95 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 1 | $449.92 | $449.92 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $77.40 | $77.40 |
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 specialist consultation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consultation explained.
Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$128.14
- Alaska$322.92, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$99.30
- Arkansas$108.55
- California$173.00
- Colorado$96.48
- Connecticut$370.00, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$287.06
- Georgia$414.00
- Hawaii$124.60, 1 hospital
- Idaho$194.44, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$138.60
- Indiana$219.10
- Iowa$213.60
- Kansas$193.80
- Louisiana$149.32
- Maine$45.17
- Maryland$428.10, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$116.25
- Michigan$186.40
- Minnesota$186.06
- Mississippi$128.14
- Missouri$177.45
- Montana$299.25
- Nebraska$226.13, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$179.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$50.60, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$250.00
- New Mexico$187.20, 3 hospitals
- New York$298.00
- North Dakota$281.25
- Ohio$109.78
- Oklahoma$95.59
- Oregon$292.63, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$185.00
- Puerto Rico$756.25, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$231.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$146.23, 2 hospitals
- South Dakota$255.60
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$89.36
- Vermont$142.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$336.80, 4 hospitals
- Washington$163.28
- West Virginia$112.50
- Wisconsin$200.20
- Wyoming$289.35, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.