Creatine - sendout cost at US hospitals
Creatine - Sendout · CPT 82540
$2.93
lowest cash price
$41.25
national median
$428.16
highest cash price
560
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $2.93–$428.16 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($4.64) → Sep 1, 2026 ($52.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $15.60 | $16.38 | $20.28 |
| Arizona | 23 | $5.04 | $9.96 | $411.04 |
| Arkansas | 2 | $35.40 | $35.40 | $44.84 |
| California | 75 | $2.93 | $27.44 | $48.36 |
| Colorado | 12 | $13.80 | $73.75 | $73.75 |
| Florida | 70 | $6.64 | $63.70 | $306.31 |
| Georgia | 25 | $26.64 | $35.10 | $284.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $26.88 | $26.88 | $28.50 |
| Illinois | 41 | $17.40 | $41.25 | $287.70 |
| Indiana | 26 | $41.40 | $121.20 | $142.80 |
| Iowa | 16 | $17.40 | $33.57 | $428.16 |
| Kansas | 10 | $139.30 | $139.30 | $139.30 |
| Kentucky | 21 | $12.00 | $57.15 | $122.93 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $6.24 | $6.24 | $6.24 |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maryland | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 26 | $6.40 | $27.44 | $150.15 |
| Minnesota | 4 | $59.20 | $59.20 | $59.20 |
| Mississippi | 6 | $10.56 | $26.88 | $59.00 |
| Missouri | 16 | $16.50 | $93.50 | $189.20 |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 1 | $36.78 | $36.78 | $36.78 |
| Nevada | 4 | $28.92 | $40.59 | $56.63 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 22 | $4.64 | $5.10 | $22.00 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 20 | $4.64 | $4.64 | $90.60 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $20.50 | $78.00 | $264.00 |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 61 | $20.80 | $42.25 | $147.60 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | $19.66 | $53.10 | $53.10 |
| Oregon | 8 | $19.55 | $19.55 | $19.55 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | $31.80 | $45.60 | $93.00 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $91.20 | $91.20 | $91.20 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Tennessee | 37 | $8.05 | $8.10 | $116.38 |
| Texas | 93 | $15.84 | $90.60 | $213.15 |
| Virginia | 40 | $8.05 | $32.50 | $146.00 |
| Washington | 31 | $8.80 | $23.46 | $210.00 |
| West Virginia | 18 | $12.00 | $88.00 | $220.50 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | $13.92 | $33.66 | $240.62 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | $27.75 | $4.08 – $11.60 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | $27.75 | $4.08 – $11.60 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Middleburg, FL | $27.75 | $4.08 – $11.60 |
| Banner Payson Medical Center | Payson, AZ | $28.20 | $4.64 – $54.00 |
| Moanalua Medical Center | HONOLULU, HI | $28.50 | $5.00 – $5.00 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley, CA | $28.84 | $3.07 – $4.57 |
| Banner Churchill Community Hospital | Fallon, NV | $28.92 | $15.60 – $57.60 |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Mequon, WI | $30.21 | $4.64 – $20.64 |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Milwaukee, WI | $30.21 | $4.64 – $20.64 |
| St. Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $31.04 | $4.12 – $41.37 |
| Adventhealth Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte, FL | $31.16 | $4.64 – $8.47 |
| UPMC Northwest | Seneca, PA | $31.80 | $4.21 – $5.01 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk, VA | $32.50 | $4.64 – $34.82 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | $32.50 | $4.64 – $34.82 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | $32.50 | $4.64 – $34.82 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk, VA | $32.50 | $4.64 – $34.82 |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital | Hampton, VA | $32.50 | $4.64 – $4.87 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge, VA | $32.50 | $4.06 – $25.02 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Norfolk, VA | $32.50 | $4.64 – $34.82 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $33.57 | $2.78 – $22.11 |
| UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $33.57 | $2.78 – $33.57 |
| UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $33.57 | $2.78 – $16.91 |
| UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital | Des Moines, IA | $33.57 | $2.78 – $12.34 |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $33.57 | $2.78 – $37.22 |
| UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $33.57 | $2.78 – $20.14 |
| UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown | Sioux City, IA | $33.57 | $2.78 – $27.27 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $33.57 | $2.78 – $16.45 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island, IL | $33.57 | $2.78 – $18.50 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $33.57 | $2.78 – $17.20 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $33.57 | $2.78 – $35.67 |
| UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $33.57 | $2.78 – $15.74 |
| UPMC East | Monroeville, PA | $33.60 | $4.58 – $44.80 |
| Banner Page Hospital | Page, AZ | $33.66 | $4.64 – $57.00 |
| HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center | GREEN BAY, WI | $33.66 | $4.64 – $10.44 |
| HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital | SHEBOYGAN, WI | $33.66 | $4.64 – $10.44 |
| HSHS St. Vincent Hospital | Green Bay, WI | $33.66 | $4.64 – $10.44 |
| HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital | OCONTO FALLS, WI | $33.66 | $4.64 – $6.03 |
| UPMC Horizon-Greenville | Greenville, PA | $34.20 | $4.15 – $8.71 |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell, GA | $35.10 | $4.64 – $8.58 |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital | Douglasville, GA | $35.10 | $4.64 – $8.58 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital | Marietta, GA | $35.10 | $4.64 – $8.58 |
| Wellstar MCG Health | Augusta, GA | $35.10 | $4.64 – $14.71 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital | Roswell, GA | $35.10 | $4.64 – $8.58 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram, GA | $35.10 | $4.64 – $8.58 |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs | P O Box 280, GA | $35.10 | not published |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital | Griffin, GA | $35.10 | $4.64 – $9.09 |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital | Jackson, GA | $35.10 | $8.11 – $16.05 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange, GA | $35.10 | $4.64 – $9.09 |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital | Marietta, GA | $35.10 | $4.64 – $9.09 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $35.24 | $4.64 – $51.86 |