Specialist consult, extended cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $49.68 to $592.04, with a median of $170.40. The lowest price is at University of Louisville Hospital (Louisville). The highest price is 11.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $170.40, is 22% below the US median of $219.70.
- Kentucky ranks 15th of 35 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 99244. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$49.68University of Louisville Hospital
Median$170.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$592.04in Kentucky
Lowest saves$120.72vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $49.68 | $207.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY OFF/OP CONSULT >=40MI | $102.00 | $170.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 99244 Office Consultation, Level 4 | $108.30 | $180.50 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY OP CONSULT INTERMEDI | $170.40 | $262.15 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY OFFICE CONSULTATION | $186.00 | $310.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY OFF/OP CONSULT >=40MI | $221.40 | $369.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $592.04 | $779.00 | 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 | $186.00 | $186.00 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $221.40 | $221.40 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $49.68 | $49.68 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $170.40 | $170.40 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $108.30 | $108.30 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 1 | $592.04 | $592.04 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $102.00 | $102.00 |
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
What specialist consult, extended is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consult, extended explained.
Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$160.39
- Alaska$516.36, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$133.25
- Arkansas$135.20
- California$202.50
- Colorado$144.31
- Connecticut$500.00
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$45.60
- Georgia$673.00
- Hawaii$389.68, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$286.41, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$242.50
- Indiana$242.20
- Iowa$294.40
- Kansas$266.05
- Louisiana$152.01
- Maine$64.17
- Maryland$495.90, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$237.00
- Michigan$225.73
- Minnesota$197.79
- Mississippi$159.56
- Missouri$267.25
- Montana$387.41
- Nebraska$338.88, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$352.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$80.50, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$47.30
- New Mexico$339.94, 2 hospitals
- New York$298.91
- North Dakota$323.80
- Ohio$147.33
- Oklahoma$96.48
- Oregon$462.00
- Pennsylvania$260.00
- Puerto Rico$783.25, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$246.83
- South Dakota$461.10, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$162.32
- Vermont$213.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$459.62, 4 hospitals
- Washington$252.70
- West Virginia$99.25
- Wisconsin$320.45
- Wyoming$248.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.