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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
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $47.72 $0.03 – $0.06
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $47.72 $0.03 – $0.06
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $47.72 $0.03 – $0.06
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $47.72 $0.05 – $0.06
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $47.72 $0.02 – $0.05
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $47.72 $0.05 – $0.06
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $47.72 $0.03 – $0.06
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $47.72 $0.03 – $0.06
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $47.72 $0.03 – $0.06
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $49.53 $0.08 – $8.67
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $50.39 $0.48 – $1.44
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $50.39 $0.04 – $0.14
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $50.84 $0.43 – $1.35
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $53.56 $0.28 – $1.00
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $53.86 $0.58 – $1.35
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $53.86 $0.03 – $0.57
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $54.50 $0.02 – $7.84
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $57.22 $0.12 – $0.46
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $57.34 $0.02 – $0.18
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $57.82 $1.52 – $5.64
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO $58.50 $0.05 – $0.09
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER, CO $58.50 $0.03 – $0.09
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $59.83 $0.09 – $3.92
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $60.70 $0.05 – $0.07
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $62.08 $0.51 – $1.35
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $63.44 $0.11 – $0.16
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $63.44 $0.11 – $0.39
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $63.44 $0.11 – $0.16
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $63.44 $0.11 – $0.16
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $66.36 $0.11 – $0.39
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $71.58 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $71.58 not published
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $73.20 $0.01 – $0.80
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $77.83 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $79.44 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $80.16 not published
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $80.94 $0.04 – $0.10
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $80.94 $0.04 – $0.07
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $81.00 $0.01 – $0.80
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $84.98 $0.04 – $0.07
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $84.98 $0.04 – $0.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $85.86 $0.03 – $0.27
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $85.86 $0.03 – $0.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $85.86 $0.03 – $0.31
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $85.86 $0.03 – $0.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $85.86 $0.03 – $0.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $85.86 $0.03 – $0.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $85.86 $0.03 – $0.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $85.86 $0.03 – $0.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $85.86 $0.03 – $0.29

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