Assay chondroitin sulfate cost at US hospitals
Assay chondroitin sulfate · CPT 82485
$20.65
lowest cash price
$30.60
national median
$270.40
highest cash price
83
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $20.65–$270.40 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($20.65) → Sep 1, 2026 ($20.65)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| California | 46 | $210.56 | $210.56 | $210.56 |
| Colorado | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 70 | $270.40 | $270.40 | $270.40 |
| Georgia | 23 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Hawaii | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Illinois | 31 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Indiana | 25 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 12 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Kansas | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 4 | $212.89 | $212.89 | $249.68 |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 26 | $28.50 | $28.50 | $28.50 |
| Minnesota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Missouri | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $20.65 | $22.72 | $22.72 |
| New Mexico | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 18 | $20.65 | $20.65 | $20.65 |
| North Carolina | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 43 | $92.30 | $92.30 | $92.30 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Oregon | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Carolina | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 23 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Texas | 93 | $30.60 | $30.60 | $30.60 |
| Virginia | 21 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Washington | 23 | $59.16 | $59.16 | $92.80 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $20.65 – $90.03 |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area | Marinette, WI | not published | $16.52 – $72.48 |
| Aurora Baycare Medical Center | Green Bay, WI | not published | $16.52 – $72.48 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $11.15 – $39.23 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | not published | $9.17 – $39.23 |
| Pen Bay Medical Center | Rockport, ME | not published | $20.65 – $43.27 |
| Adventhealth Zephyrhills | Zephyrhills, FL | not published | $20.65 – $47.89 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $19.62 – $50.71 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $18.74 – $66.62 |
| MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital | North Conway, NH | not published | $10.20 – $42.05 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $20.65 – $88.45 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | not published | $20.65 – $30.98 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | not published | $20.65 – $77.44 |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center | Oregon City, OR | not published | $20.32 – $41.30 |
| Corewell Health Gerber | Fremont, MI | not published | $19.62 – $19.62 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids | Big Rapids, MI | not published | $18.58 – $37.17 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville | Janesville, WI | not published | $15.49 – $164.22 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo, WI | not published | $15.49 – $205.26 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia | Centralia, IL | not published | $20.65 – $21.68 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | not published | $20.65 – $43.27 |
| Wellstar MCG Health | Augusta, GA | not published | $20.65 – $64.54 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital | Marietta, GA | not published | $20.65 – $38.20 |
| CHRISTUS Children's Hospital | San Antonio, TX | not published | $19.28 – $76.77 |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital | Douglasville, GA | not published | $20.65 – $38.20 |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell, GA | not published | $20.65 – $38.20 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo, IL | not published | $20.65 – $29.14 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $18.59 – $79.50 |
| Adventhealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, FL | not published | $19.62 – $34.46 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis, IL | not published | $10.76 – $10.76 |
| CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center | Santa Fe, NM | not published | $20.65 – $41.30 |
| CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $20.24 – $126.37 |
| CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland | Shreveport, LA | not published | $20.24 – $127.66 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $20.24 – $120.08 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $20.24 – $122.48 |
| CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $10.33 – $48.53 |
| CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center | Coushatta, LA | not published | $20.65 – $67.66 |
| Westside Medical Center | HILLSBORO, OR | not published | $25.00 – $25.00 |
| Sunnyside Medical Center | CLACKAMAS, OR | not published | $25.00 – $25.00 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia, WA | not published | $17.55 – $115.64 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane, WA | not published | $20.65 – $88.12 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | not published | $20.65 – $33.45 |
| SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | not published | $20.65 – $40.53 |
| AdventHealth Parker | Parker, CO | not published | $20.24 – $38.20 |
| Adventhealth Ocala | Ocala, FL | not published | $20.65 – $45.84 |
| Adventhealth Manchester | Manchester, KY | not published | $20.65 – $20.65 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $18.59 – $80.14 |
| Adventhealth Fish Memorial | Orange City, FL | not published | $19.62 – $39.30 |
| Adventhealth Dade City | Dade City, FL | not published | $20.65 – $46.81 |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | not published | $17.35 – $153.53 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus | Everett, WA | not published | $20.65 – $86.73 |