Assay of corticosterone cost at US hospitals
Assay of corticosterone · CPT 82528
$3.00
lowest cash price
$55.20
national median
$528.45
highest cash price
311
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.00–$528.45 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($22.52) → Sep 1, 2026 ($136.23)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arizona | 18 | $6.97 | $13.11 | $46.56 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $76.70 | $139.75 | $142.20 |
| California | 64 | $3.00 | $58.24 | $174.72 |
| Colorado | 15 | $18.84 | $27.39 | $421.67 |
| Florida | 70 | $45.00 | $78.48 | $507.00 |
| Georgia | 23 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Hawaii | 2 | $22.72 | $22.72 | $136.50 |
| Illinois | 36 | $47.60 | $219.60 | $329.70 |
| Indiana | 26 | $136.23 | $136.23 | $136.23 |
| Iowa | 12 | $56.80 | $56.80 | $56.80 |
| Kansas | 10 | $289.01 | $289.01 | $297.74 |
| Kentucky | 10 | $41.40 | $136.23 | $136.23 |
| 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 |
| Maryland | 1 | $40.20 | $40.20 | $40.20 |
| Michigan | 26 | $15.65 | $31.08 | $31.08 |
| Minnesota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Mississippi | 5 | $15.33 | $131.56 | $237.00 |
| Missouri | 15 | $131.95 | $278.10 | $489.33 |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 1 | $50.88 | $50.88 | $50.88 |
| Nevada | 4 | $29.52 | $32.69 | $41.19 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 22 | $22.52 | $24.77 | $77.00 |
| New Mexico | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 22 | $22.52 | $22.52 | $82.00 |
| 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 | 66 | $30.75 | $53.95 | $176.50 |
| Oklahoma | 13 | $112.45 | $118.00 | $156.00 |
| Oregon | 8 | $90.95 | $90.95 | $90.95 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | $49.20 | $49.20 | $409.20 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $51.00 | $70.50 | $92.50 |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 24 | $199.08 | $199.08 | $199.08 |
| Texas | 100 | $23.00 | $29.50 | $528.45 |
| Virginia | 26 | $338.00 | $338.00 | $338.00 |
| Washington | 30 | $36.00 | $45.10 | $116.90 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $176.50 | $176.50 | $282.40 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Wyoming | 4 | $34.86 | $51.05 | $55.20 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis, MO | not published | $22.52 – $92.85 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $19.82 – $56.30 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $19.82 – $56.30 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange, GA | not published | $22.52 – $44.14 |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital | Jackson, GA | not published | $39.43 – $77.92 |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital | Griffin, GA | not published | $22.52 – $44.14 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram, GA | not published | $22.52 – $41.66 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $19.82 – $56.30 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital | Roswell, GA | not published | $22.52 – $41.66 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $20.27 – $86.93 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $20.27 – $86.93 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | not published | $20.59 – $30.40 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk, VA | not published | $22.52 – $164.10 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $22.52 – $84.12 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $22.52 – $84.12 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $20.94 – $42.18 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $15.79 – $86.93 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $20.82 – $30.40 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $22.52 – $84.12 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $21.39 – $42.79 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights, MO | not published | $22.52 – $92.85 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $20.94 – $30.40 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $20.63 – $42.38 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $20.27 – $40.54 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $22.52 – $164.10 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $21.39 – $40.54 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $25.66 – $36.14 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $22.52 – $164.10 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk, VA | not published | $22.52 – $164.10 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $15.79 – $86.93 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston, VA | not published | $19.59 – $23.65 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | Harrisonburg, VA | not published | $22.97 – $45.01 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville, VA | not published | $22.97 – $37.74 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | not published | $21.39 – $21.39 |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth City, NC | not published | $22.52 – $22.97 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $21.39 – $55.28 |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center | West Allis, WI | not published | $18.02 – $79.03 |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County | Hartford, WI | not published | $18.02 – $79.03 |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit | Summit, WI | not published | $18.02 – $79.03 |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro | Milwaukee, WI | not published | $18.02 – $79.03 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $23.71 – $35.06 |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital | Wauwatosa, WI | not published | $18.02 – $79.03 |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County | Sheboygan, WI | not published | $18.02 – $79.03 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $23.71 – $54.78 |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac | Fond Du Lac, WI | not published | $18.02 – $79.03 |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha | Kenosha, WI | not published | $18.02 – $79.03 |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc | Two Rivers, WI | not published | $18.02 – $79.03 |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton | Grafton, WI | not published | $18.02 – $79.03 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $23.71 – $111.67 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $22.52 – $111.67 |