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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
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $3.90 not published
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $3.90 not published
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $3.92 $1.53 – $5.77
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $4.02 not published
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $4.08 not published
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $4.09 $0.04 – $3.20
Summers County ARH Hospital Hinton, WV $4.20 $0.03 – $0.03
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $4.20 $0.03 – $0.03
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $4.20 $0.03 – $0.03
Morgan County ARH Hospital Liberty, KY $4.20 $0.03 – $0.03
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital Hayden, KY $4.20 $0.03 – $0.03
ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital Martin, KY $4.20 $0.03 – $0.03
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $4.20 $0.03 – $0.03
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $4.20 $0.03 – $0.03
Barbourville ARH Hospital Barbourville, KY $4.20 $0.03 – $0.03
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $4.20 $0.01 – $0.01
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $4.20 $0.03 – $1.02
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $4.24 $0.05 – $3.20
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $4.28 $0.09 – $0.20
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $4.31 $0.06 – $4.00
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $4.37 not published
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $4.41 $0.13 – $0.13
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $4.41 $0.13 – $0.13
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $4.41 $0.13 – $0.13
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $4.42 $0.03 – $0.39
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $4.42 $0.11 – $0.39
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $4.42 $0.03 – $0.39
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $4.52 $0.09 – $0.10
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $4.59 $0.02 – $11.24
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $4.68 $0.06 – $3.08
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $4.70 $0.77 – $1.35
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $4.70 $0.36 – $1.35
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $4.70 $0.11 – $1.24
CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Jasper Memorial Jasper, TX $4.75 $0.04 – $0.18
St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH $4.80 not published
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $4.80 not published
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $4.87 $0.08 – $0.12
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $4.87 $0.12 – $0.36
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $4.87 $0.12 – $0.36
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $4.87 $0.06 – $0.06
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $4.87 $0.64 – $0.96
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $4.87 $0.02 – $0.24
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $4.87 $0.12 – $0.36
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $4.87 $0.16 – $0.24
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $4.87 $0.64 – $0.96
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $4.87 $0.16 – $0.16
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $4.87 $0.24 – $0.72
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $5.00 $0.07 – $9.84
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $5.04 $0.03 – $1.67
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $5.08 not published

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