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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $36.00 | $8.53 – $40.83 |
| MultiCare Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $36.00 | $8.93 – $44.14 |
| MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital | Yakima, WA | $36.00 | $23.31 – $40.42 |
| MultiCare Deaconess Hospital | Spokane, WA | $36.00 | $8.59 – $40.83 |
| Banner Payson Medical Center | Payson, AZ | $39.01 | $22.52 – $74.70 |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $39.73 | $9.46 – $82.16 |
| Banner Churchill Community Hospital | Fallon, NV | $40.01 | $21.58 – $79.68 |
| UPMC Western Maryland | Cumberland, MD | $40.20 | $67.00 – $67.00 |
| Rose de Lima Hospital | Henderson, NV | $41.19 | $14.38 – $99.36 |
| Marcum Wallace Hospital | Irvine, KY | $41.40 | not published |
| HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL | STUART, FL | $45.00 | $22.42 – $248.85 |
| St. Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $45.10 | $22.52 – $136.81 |
| HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL | Sebring, FL | $45.45 | $22.52 – $271.37 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus, OH | $46.15 | $22.52 – $84.45 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | $46.15 | $22.52 – $84.45 |
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus, OH | $46.15 | $22.52 – $84.45 |
| Southeastern Medical Center | Cambridge, OH | $46.15 | $22.52 – $23.42 |
| Doctors Hospital | Columbus, OH | $46.15 | $22.52 – $84.45 |
| Banner Page Hospital | Page, AZ | $46.56 | $22.52 – $78.85 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin | Lufkin, TX | $47.10 | $18.92 – $282.60 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston | Livingston, TX | $47.10 | $18.92 – $282.60 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine | San Augustine, TX | $47.10 | $18.92 – $282.60 |
| St. Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor, WA | $47.59 | $22.52 – $136.81 |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital | Lake Forest, IL | $47.60 | not published |
| St. Anne Hospital | Burien, WA | $47.78 | $22.52 – $140.81 |
| Jewish Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $48.60 | not published |
| Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $48.60 | not published |
| Clermont Hospital | Batavia, OH | $48.60 | not published |
| Kings Mills Hospital | Mason, OH | $48.60 | not published |
| Fairfield Hospital | Fairfield, OH | $48.60 | not published |
| Mercy West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $48.60 | not published |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Delaware, OH | $48.75 | $22.52 – $23.42 |
| St. Francis Hospital | Federal Way, WA | $49.10 | $22.52 – $136.81 |
| UPMC Community Osteopathic | Harrisburg, PA | $49.20 | $7.00 – $170.24 |
| UPMC Hanover | Hanover, PA | $49.20 | $7.00 – $36.03 |
| UPMC Lititz | Lititz, PA | $49.20 | $7.00 – $36.03 |
| UPMC Memorial | York, PA | $49.20 | $7.00 – $162.81 |
| UPMC Somerset | Somerset, PA | $49.20 | $7.70 – $22.52 |
| UPMC Carlisle | Carlisle, PA | $49.20 | $7.00 – $69.70 |
| Berger Hospital | Circleville, OH | $49.40 | $22.52 – $22.52 |
| HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL | PARRISH, FL | $49.50 | $20.41 – $76.63 |
| O'Bleness Hospital | Athens, OH | $50.70 | $22.52 – $22.75 |
| Marion General Hospital | Marion, OH | $50.70 | $22.52 – $23.42 |
| Ogallala Community Hospital | Ogallala, NE | $50.88 | $36.52 – $80.51 |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center | Cades, SC | $51.00 | $12.90 – $31.81 |
| Community Hospital | Torrington, WY | $51.05 | $36.52 – $80.51 |
| East Morgan County Hospital | Brush, CO | $51.13 | $34.98 – $80.51 |
| St. Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $51.82 | $22.52 – $136.81 |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $53.05 | $19.20 – $29.05 |
| Newark Wayne Community Hospital | Newark, NY | $53.05 | $19.19 – $35.13 |