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Dexamethasone 4 mg tablet cost at US hospitals

DEXAMETHASONE 4 MG TABLET · HCPCS J8540

$0.46

lowest cash price

$5.85

national median

$88.19

highest cash price

464

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $0.46–$88.19 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$0.46

Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) — Saint Johns, FL

Most expensive published cash price

$88.19

St. Elizabeth Community Hospital — Red Bluff, CA

Median cash price over time

Aug 1, 2025 ($7.74) → Sep 1, 2026 ($47.72)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $24.96 $24.96 $24.96
Arizona 6 $1.38 $3.06 $10.39
Arkansas 9 $1.70 $4.87 $60.70
California 56 $0.61 $5.10 $88.19
Colorado 14 $2.39 $16.94 $58.50
Florida 61 $0.46 $3.90 $34.76
Georgia 20 $2.45 $2.45 $29.12
Hawaii 1 $1.70 $1.70 $1.70
Illinois 31 $0.54 $3.74 $36.75
Indiana 9 $47.72 $47.72 $47.72
Iowa 16 $0.51 $2.23 $50.84
Kansas 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Kentucky 19 $3.00 $4.20 $49.53
Louisiana 3 $9.47 $9.47 $9.47
Maine 7 $1.03 $3.44 $7.74
Maryland 2 $0.60 $0.60 $0.60
Michigan 18 $0.62 $1.21 $4.52
Minnesota 19 $2.86 $36.80 $57.82
Mississippi 2 $80.94 $80.94 $84.98
Missouri 18 $4.87 $6.12 $33.49
Montana 1 $12.39 $12.39 $12.39
Nebraska 5 $0.63 $0.81 $1.13
Nevada 3 $1.15 $5.13 $5.68
New Hampshire 1 $6.28 $6.28 $6.28
New Jersey 21 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Mexico 2 $8.19 $8.19 $26.26
New York 21 $0.80 $5.17 $5.17
North Dakota 3 $3.52 $24.00 $42.57
Ohio 52 $2.13 $3.90 $80.16
Oklahoma 15 $4.87 $7.50 $44.72
Oregon 8 $2.41 $9.93 $57.34
Pennsylvania 30 $0.60 $3.60 $81.00
South Carolina 11 $19.17 $27.00 $27.00
South Dakota 6 $1.20 $5.50 $62.08
Tennessee 25 $7.41 $8.56 $84.98
Texas 101 $2.71 $33.77 $85.86
Virginia 20 $4.80 $9.00 $11.94
Washington 23 $1.39 $8.34 $44.55
West Virginia 17 $0.50 $6.00 $18.50
Wisconsin 31 $0.66 $2.64 $7.08

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $0.46 $0.07 – $0.09
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $0.50 $0.13 – $0.13
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $0.50 $0.13 – $0.13
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $0.50 $0.13 – $0.13
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $0.50 $0.13 – $0.13
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $0.51 $0.03 – $1.48
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $0.54 $0.02 – $0.38
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $0.54 $0.02 – $0.15
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $0.60 $1.00 – $1.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $0.60 $0.02 – $0.85
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $0.60 $0.02 – $0.26
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $0.60 $0.02 – $0.26
UPMC Memorial York, PA $0.60 $0.02 – $0.26
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $0.60 $0.02 – $0.17
UPMC Western Psychiatric Pittsburgh, PA $0.60 $0.02 – $0.17
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $0.60 $0.02 – $0.85
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $0.61 $0.06 – $1.47
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $0.62 $0.08 – $2.21
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $0.62 $0.01 – $0.20
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $0.63 $0.01 – $0.03
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $0.65 $0.02 – $0.42
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $0.66 $0.05 – $0.31
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $0.66 $0.08 – $0.52
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $0.68 $0.01 – $0.03
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $0.80 $0.02 – $0.90
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $0.80 $0.01 – $0.17
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $0.81 $0.01 – $0.03
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $0.83 $0.01 – $0.03
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $0.86 $0.02 – $0.07
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $1.00 $0.04 – $1.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $1.00 $0.04 – $1.13
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $1.00 $0.08 – $1.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $1.00 $0.32 – $1.05
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $1.00 $0.16 – $1.00
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $1.02 $0.01 – $0.22
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $1.03 $0.07 – $0.60
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $1.05 $0.32 – $1.00
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $1.05 $1.07 – $9.71
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $1.13 $0.01 – $0.03
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $1.15 $0.09 – $2.76
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $1.20 $0.01 – $0.90
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $1.20 $0.44 – $1.35
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $1.21 $0.16 – $0.16
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $1.28 $0.01 – $4.64
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $1.28 $0.03 – $7.74
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $1.38 $0.04 – $3.27
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $1.39 $0.02 – $0.02
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $1.40 $0.07 – $0.09
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $1.49 $0.04 – $3.27
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $1.55 not published

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