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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
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ not published $0.02 – $0.09
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK not published $0.07 – $0.13
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ not published $0.02 – $0.09
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ not published $0.02 – $0.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO not published $0.02 – $0.15
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO not published $0.03 – $0.11
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL not published $0.14 – $0.70
Adventhealth Redmond Rome, GA not published $0.11 – $0.11
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX not published $0.04 – $0.04
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO not published $0.03 – $0.11
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH not published $0.02 – $11.17
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO not published $0.02 – $0.15
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ not published $0.02 – $0.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO not published $0.02 – $0.15
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ not published $0.02 – $0.09
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ not published $0.02 – $0.09
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL not published $0.14 – $0.14
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI not published $0.03 – $0.11
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL not published $0.08 – $2.35
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK not published $0.07 – $0.13
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL not published $0.08 – $1.44
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL not published $0.08 – $2.30
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX not published $0.03 – $0.12
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ not published $0.06 – $0.37
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA not published $0.11 – $0.11
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX not published $0.02 – $0.50
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL not published $0.03 – $0.03
HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL VENICE, FL not published $0.03 – $0.06
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA not published $0.09 – $0.09
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX not published $0.02 – $0.12
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO not published $0.03 – $0.11
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA not published $0.11 – $0.11
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA not published $0.11 – $0.11
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA not published $0.11 – $0.11
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY not published $0.03 – $0.13
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA not published $0.11 – $0.11
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA not published $0.11 – $0.11
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI not published $0.04 – $0.12
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI not published $0.04 – $0.12
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI not published $0.04 – $0.12
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI not published $0.04 – $0.12
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI not published $0.04 – $0.12
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI not published $0.02 – $0.02
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI not published $0.02 – $0.02
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI not published $0.02 – $0.02
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA not published $0.19 – $0.19
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI not published $0.02 – $0.02
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI not published $0.04 – $0.16
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI not published $0.04 – $0.16

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