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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
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH not published $0.02 – $0.17
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH not published $0.02 – $0.17
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH not published $0.02 – $0.17
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH not published $0.02 – $0.17
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH not published $0.02 – $0.17
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC not published $0.06 – $0.06
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC not published $0.06 – $0.28
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC not published $0.06 – $0.06
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC not published $0.06 – $0.28
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC not published $0.06 – $0.15
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC not published $0.06 – $0.06
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA not published $0.22 – $0.22
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY not published $0.09 – $0.09
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY not published $0.06 – $0.09
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY not published $0.03 – $0.09
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY not published $0.08 – $0.10
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY not published $0.08 – $0.09
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY not published $0.08 – $0.10
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $0.03 – $0.03
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $0.03 – $0.12
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX not published $0.04 – $0.35
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX not published $0.14 – $0.35
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX not published $0.04 – $0.35
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX not published $0.04 – $0.35
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX not published $0.04 – $0.35
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX not published $0.04 – $0.35
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX not published $0.04 – $0.35
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX not published $0.04 – $0.35
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX not published $0.04 – $0.32
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX not published $0.02 – $0.02
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX not published $0.02 – $0.02
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL not published $0.01 – $0.01
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL not published $0.35 – $0.35
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL not published $0.03 – $0.03
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL not published $0.35 – $0.35
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN not published $0.01 – $0.03
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN not published $0.01 – $0.03
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN not published $0.01 – $0.03
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN not published $0.01 – $0.03
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX not published $0.03 – $0.12
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN not published $0.01 – $0.03
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN not published $0.01 – $0.03
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN not published $0.01 – $0.03
CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation Texarkana, TX not published $0.05 – $0.17
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN not published $0.01 – $0.03
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN not published $0.01 – $0.03
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro Winnsboro, TX not published $0.02 – $0.06
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO not published $0.03 – $0.11
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI not published $0.03 – $0.17
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI not published $0.06 – $0.18

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