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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
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $12.78 $0.18 – $0.41
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $13.00 $0.32 – $1.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $13.00 $0.27 – $1.00
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $13.62 $0.04 – $1.34
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $14.56 $0.03 – $0.15
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $14.70 $0.13 – $0.13
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $14.70 not published
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $14.82 $0.01 – $0.25
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $14.82 $0.01 – $0.25
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $14.82 $0.01 – $0.25
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $14.82 $0.01 – $0.25
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $14.82 $0.01 – $0.25
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX $15.39 $0.03 – $0.12
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $15.65 $0.04 – $0.04
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $15.68 $0.14 – $0.39
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO $16.94 $0.05 – $0.09
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO $17.00 $0.05 – $0.09
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $18.00 $0.01 – $0.17
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $18.50 $0.02 – $0.02
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital GREER, SC $19.17 $0.10 – $27.44
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $19.37 $0.07 – $0.13
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $19.74 $0.03 – $99.58
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $20.25 $0.07 – $3.40
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $20.40 $0.01 – $0.22
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie, MO $20.64 $0.01 – $0.06
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $22.89 $0.05 – $7.20
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $24.00 $1.03 – $3.83
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $24.05 $0.01 – $37.00
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $24.70 $0.06 – $1.39
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $24.96 not published
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $24.96 $0.04 – $1.34
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $24.96 not published
Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK $24.96 not published
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $25.51 $0.07 – $0.09
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $25.60 $0.51 – $1.35
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $25.87 $0.06 – $2.67
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center Santa Fe, NM $26.26 not published
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $26.68 $0.36 – $1.35
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $27.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $27.00 not published
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $27.00 not published
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $27.00 not published
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $27.89 $1.02 – $5.47
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $28.00 not published
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $28.80 $0.04 – $1.00
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $29.12 $0.04 – $0.21
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $29.12 $0.05 – $0.18
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $29.34 $0.11 – $0.14
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $29.34 $0.11 – $0.14
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $29.34 not published

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