Bilirubin blood test cost in Kentucky

Prices at 44 hospitals in Kentucky, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $56 — 38% above the US median ($41), roughly 11.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Uofl Health-Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville, KY $10 $12 ★ 3/5 117 min —
Uofl Health-Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY $10 $12 ★ 2/5 138 min —
University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY $10 $12 ★ 1/5 198 min —
Wayne County Hospital Monticello, KY $17 — — — —
Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg, KY $18 $4 — — —
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY $22 — ★ 4/5 128 min —
Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY $35 $20 ★ 1/5 167 min —
Casey County Hospital Liberty, KY $35 — ★ 3/5 94 min —
Saint Joseph London London, KY $37 $8 ★ 3/5 185 min —
CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $37 $8 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling, KY $37 $8 ★ 4/5 134 min —
Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $37 $8 ★ 2/5 131 min —
CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea, KY $37 $8 ★ 4/5 126 min —
King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY $38 $53 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $40 $8 ★ 3/5 128 min —
Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville, KY $41 $35 — 93 min —
Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, Inc Salem, KY $47 $1,753 ★ 4/5 106 min —
Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana, KY $55 $5 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY $58 $5 ★ 4/5 148 min —
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Owensboro, KY $58 $5 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY $58 $5 ★ 3/5 115 min —
Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville, KY $76 $5 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $80 $36 ★ 3/5 160 min —
Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield, KY $85 $4 ★ 1/5 132 min —
ARH Our Lady of the Way Martin, KY $89 $30 — 84 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$108
Cash / self-pay
$56
Insurer-negotiated
$8
Medicare pays
$5
$15$121
Median cash $56  ·  Medicare $5  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $56 — about 11.2× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $108 list price could save about $52 (48%).

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