Drug assay caffeine cost at US hospitals
Drug assay caffeine · CPT 80155
$4.22
lowest cash price
$80.00
national median
$718.21
highest cash price
566
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $4.22–$718.21 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($38.57) → Sep 1, 2026 ($141.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $117.78 | $117.78 | $117.78 |
| Arizona | 21 | $9.74 | $18.79 | $241.15 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $10.70 | $110.50 | $182.00 |
| California | 67 | $4.22 | $145.08 | $187.60 |
| Colorado | 12 | $26.33 | $78.38 | $635.92 |
| Florida | 79 | $12.36 | $151.45 | $595.33 |
| Georgia | 24 | $155.61 | $155.61 | $155.61 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $25.92 | $25.92 | $118.50 |
| Illinois | 40 | $39.27 | $133.70 | $248.80 |
| Indiana | 26 | $252.00 | $346.80 | $434.64 |
| Iowa | 16 | $16.80 | $77.60 | $93.60 |
| Kansas | 10 | $34.58 | $34.58 | $95.47 |
| Kentucky | 13 | $27.72 | $434.64 | $434.64 |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maryland | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Michigan | 26 | $16.67 | $53.23 | $127.00 |
| Minnesota | 11 | $38.59 | $55.61 | $55.61 |
| Mississippi | 2 | $70.75 | $70.75 | $74.20 |
| Missouri | 19 | $32.50 | $72.62 | $718.21 |
| Montana | 2 | $67.20 | $67.20 | $67.20 |
| Nebraska | 9 | $16.80 | $16.80 | $83.30 |
| Nevada | 4 | $16.81 | $18.62 | $55.91 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $38.57 | $42.43 | $42.43 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 21 | $38.57 | $38.57 | $211.00 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $25.50 | $88.83 | $88.83 |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 64 | $42.00 | $83.20 | $306.60 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $89.17 | $105.30 | $198.25 |
| Oregon | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $83.40 | $99.00 | $298.80 |
| South Carolina | 12 | $47.50 | $58.20 | $125.45 |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 24 | $77.91 | $77.91 | $229.00 |
| Texas | 108 | $21.50 | $97.19 | $691.26 |
| Virginia | 33 | $25.50 | $75.00 | $552.00 |
| Washington | 32 | $36.40 | $55.61 | $138.40 |
| West Virginia | 5 | $42.00 | $73.50 | $170.00 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | $34.98 | $80.00 | $125.40 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $48.72 | $71.34 | $77.14 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital | Auburn, IN | not published | $38.57 – $63.97 |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia | Fort Wayne, IN | not published | $38.57 – $63.97 |
| Parkview Bryan Hospital | Bryan, OH | not published | $38.57 – $115.71 |
| Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown, TN | not published | $9.05 – $69.81 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | not published | $9.05 – $69.81 |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge, TN | not published | $9.05 – $69.81 |
| LeConte Medical Center | Sevierville, TN | not published | $9.05 – $69.81 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | not published | $9.05 – $69.81 |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | Lenoir City, TN | not published | $9.05 – $69.81 |
| CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont | Beaumont, TX | not published | $19.29 – $148.49 |
| CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital - Atlanta | Atlanta, TX | not published | $19.29 – $77.14 |
| CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview | Longview, TX | not published | $23.14 – $77.14 |
| Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center | Alamogordo, NM | not published | $38.57 – $61.97 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline | Corpus Christi, TX | not published | $13.89 – $77.14 |
| CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation | Texarkana, TX | not published | $19.29 – $77.14 |
| Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. | Crossville, TN | not published | $10.85 – $69.81 |
| Claiborne Medical Center | Tazewell, TN | not published | $9.05 – $69.81 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Kleberg | Kingsville, TX | not published | $13.89 – $82.62 |
| Roane County Medical Center | Harriman, TN | not published | $9.05 – $69.81 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville | Beeville, TX | not published | $13.89 – $82.62 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Alice | Alice, TX | not published | $13.89 – $82.62 |
| STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER | Smyrna, TN | not published | $17.36 – $115.71 |
| SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS | NASHVILLE, TN | not published | $17.36 – $115.71 |
| CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Jasper Memorial | Jasper, TX | not published | $20.66 – $208.28 |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos | San Marcos, TX | not published | $32.40 – $86.78 |
| CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Marshall | Marshall, TX | not published | $23.14 – $77.14 |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Frisco, TX | not published | $32.40 – $34.99 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Flower Mound, TX | not published | $32.40 – $34.99 |
| Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano | Plano, TX | not published | $32.40 – $34.99 |
| Adventhealth North Pinellas | Tarpon Springs, FL | not published | $38.57 – $85.63 |
| AdventHealth Deland | Deland, FL | not published | $36.64 – $76.92 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Richland, WA | not published | $38.57 – $150.81 |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital | Milwaukie, OR | not published | $33.95 – $77.14 |
| Adventhealth Sebring | Sebring, FL | not published | $39.53 – $87.65 |
| Adventhealth Hendersonville | Hendersonville, NC | not published | $38.57 – $96.31 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | Edmonds, WA | not published | $38.57 – $173.57 |
| Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital | Hobbs, NM | not published | $38.57 – $54.00 |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland | Levelland, TX | not published | $37.41 – $40.69 |
| Providence Saint John's Health Center | Santa Monica, CA | not published | $38.57 – $95.77 |
| SSM Health Monroe Hospital | Monroe, WI | not published | $38.57 – $67.50 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange | Orange, CA | not published | $3.10 – $77.14 |
| indian river hospital | Vero Beach, FL | not published | $5.81 – $71.26 |
| St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus | Missoula, MT | not published | $38.96 – $119.07 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo, CA | not published | $3.10 – $77.14 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa, CA | not published | $37.80 – $77.14 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | not published | $15.29 – $62.48 |
| Adventhealth Zephyrhills | Zephyrhills, FL | not published | $38.57 – $89.45 |
| Adventhealth Wesley Chapel | Wesley Chapel, FL | not published | $38.57 – $85.63 |
| Adventhealth Redmond | Rome, GA | not published | $31.63 – $107.22 |
| Adventhealth Gordon | Calhoun, GA | not published | $37.80 – $76.45 |