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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC McKeesport | Mckeesport, PA | $46.20 | $4.30 – $8.97 |
| UPMC Magee | Pittsburgh, PA | $46.80 | $4.34 – $8.97 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London | London, KY | $47.11 | $3.94 – $120.12 |
| 64-0682111 BMH DeSoto | Southaven, MS | $47.20 | $4.41 – $12.99 |
| St Francis Medical Center | Midlothian, VA | $48.00 | not published |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County | Guthrie, OK | $48.10 | $4.13 – $5.80 |
| Orange County Anaheim Medical Center | Anaheim, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| Downey Medical Center | Downey, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center | FONTANA, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| South Bay Medical Center | HARBOR CITY, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| San Marcos Medical Center | SAN MARCOS, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| West Los Angeles Medical Center | LOS ANGELES, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| Woodland Hills Medical Center | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| Panorama Medical Center | PANORAMA CITY, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center | SAN DIEGO, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center | LOS ANGELES, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| Moreno Valley Medical Center | MORENO VALLEY, CA | $48.36 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| UPMC Passavant-McCandless | Pittsburgh, PA | $49.20 | $4.31 – $8.97 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville, TN | $49.56 | $4.41 – $9.28 |
| Adventhealth North Pinellas | Tarpon Springs, FL | $49.65 | $4.64 – $10.30 |
| Hardin Memorial Hospital | Kenton, OH | $51.35 | not published |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria, VA | $52.00 | $4.64 – $65.43 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church, VA | $52.00 | $4.64 – $65.43 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | VA 22033-1709, VA | $52.00 | $4.64 – $65.43 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg, VA | $52.00 | $4.64 – $65.43 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria, VA | $52.00 | $4.64 – $65.43 |
| Sanford Vermillion Hospital | Vermillion, SD | $52.00 | $19.18 – $58.50 |
| SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER | MT JULIET, TN | $52.00 | $2.09 – $13.92 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia | Centralia, IL | $52.25 | $4.64 – $4.87 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon, IL | $52.25 | $4.64 – $4.87 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert, AZ | $52.30 | $4.64 – $162.97 |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center | Ashland, OH | $52.50 | $4.64 – $8.35 |
| Adventhealth Sebring | Sebring, FL | $52.72 | $4.76 – $10.54 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $53.10 | $4.64 – $18.56 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $53.10 | $4.64 – $12.78 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $53.10 | $4.64 – $33.65 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $53.10 | $4.95 – $33.65 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $53.10 | $4.95 – $11.28 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $53.10 | $4.95 – $7.22 |
| HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL | PANAMA CITY, FL | $53.20 | $4.21 – $72.50 |
| 64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi | Oxford, MS | $54.28 | $4.45 – $12.99 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling, KY | $54.61 | $3.94 – $135.59 |
| St. Michael Medical Center | Silverdale, WA | $55.25 | $4.64 – $112.66 |
| Rose de Lima Hospital | Henderson, NV | $56.63 | $3.01 – $136.62 |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center | Chandler, AZ | $56.98 | $2.78 – $177.78 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | New Albany, IN | $57.15 | $3.94 – $114.30 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown, KY | $57.15 | $3.94 – $152.40 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin, KY | $57.15 | $3.94 – $152.40 |