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Prednisone 1 mg tablet cost at US hospitals

PREDNISONE 1 MG TABLET · HCPCS J7512

$0.25

lowest cash price

$2.88

national median

$48.30

highest cash price

429

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $0.25–$48.30 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$0.25

Rochester General Hospital — Rochester, NY

Most expensive published cash price

$48.30

Providence Centralia Hospital — Centralia, WA

Median cash price over time

Aug 1, 2025 ($4.05) → Sep 1, 2026 ($17.09)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $24.96 $24.96 $31.20
Arizona 6 $0.92 $0.99 $6.68
Arkansas 6 $1.70 $6.55 $7.05
California 54 $0.50 $2.47 $35.97
Colorado 13 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Florida 61 $0.46 $8.45 $22.10
Georgia 20 $2.88 $2.88 $15.00
Hawaii 1 $1.57 $1.57 $1.57
Illinois 30 $0.38 $2.53 $31.67
Indiana 25 $1.89 $6.30 $17.09
Iowa 20 $0.40 $1.00 $14.66
Kansas 3 $4.87 $4.87 $4.87
Kentucky 9 $3.00 $18.57 $25.51
Louisiana 3 $45.02 $45.02 $45.02
Maine 7 $0.46 $1.69 $4.05
Maryland 2 $0.60 $0.60 $0.60
Michigan 17 $1.55 $2.27 $5.22
Minnesota 8 $2.31 $2.56 $2.56
Missouri 17 $4.87 $4.87 $6.49
Montana 1 $23.60 $23.60 $23.60
Nebraska 3 $0.26 $0.27 $0.36
Nevada 3 $1.15 $1.64 $1.82
New Hampshire 1 $38.74 $38.74 $38.74
New Jersey 21 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Mexico 1 $4.62 $4.62 $4.62
New York 20 $0.25 $0.31 $0.80
North Dakota 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Ohio 54 $1.08 $3.41 $29.16
Oklahoma 16 $4.87 $7.50 $10.80
Oregon 5 $2.29 $9.93 $14.12
Pennsylvania 26 $0.60 $1.80 $18.60
South Carolina 11 $19.17 $27.00 $27.00
South Dakota 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Tennessee 25 $0.30 $1.12 $21.43
Texas 75 $0.40 $0.40 $40.33
Virginia 25 $0.89 $6.00 $20.62
Washington 22 $0.50 $2.89 $48.30
West Virginia 11 $1.07 $1.61 $46.98
Wisconsin 26 $0.30 $2.40 $15.68
Wyoming 1 $1.33 $1.33 $1.33

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $0.56 $0.03 – $1.05
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $0.57 $0.03 – $0.19
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $0.57 $0.03 – $1.26
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $0.57 $0.03 – $1.26
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $0.59 $0.01 – $0.02
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $0.59 $0.01 – $1.48
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $0.60 $1.00 – $1.00
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $0.60 $0.01 – $0.80
UPMC Western Psychiatric Pittsburgh, PA $0.60 $0.01 – $0.04
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $0.61 $0.01 – $3.07
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $0.61 $0.01 – $3.07
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $0.61 $0.01 – $3.07
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $0.61 $0.01 – $3.07
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $0.65 $0.01 – $5.76
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $0.66 $0.01 – $0.52
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $0.66 $0.01 – $0.03
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $0.66 $0.01 – $0.03
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $0.68 $0.01 – $0.01
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $0.68 $0.01 – $1.48
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $0.71 $0.01 – $1.23
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $0.76 $0.02 – $1.74
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $0.80 $0.01 – $0.23
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $0.80 $0.00 – $0.80
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $0.80 $0.01 – $4.51
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $0.81 $0.01 – $0.02
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $0.89 $0.02 – $0.02
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $0.90 not published
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $0.92 $0.01 – $3.27
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $0.92 $0.01 – $0.01
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $0.92 $0.01 – $0.01
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $0.94 $0.01 – $0.01
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $0.95 $0.01 – $3.44
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $0.95 $0.01 – $3.75
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $0.99 $0.01 – $1.54
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $0.99 $0.01 – $3.27
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $1.00 $0.00 – $0.10
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $1.00 $0.01 – $0.02
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $1.00 $0.40 – $1.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $1.00 $0.38 – $1.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $1.00 $0.24 – $1.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $1.00 $0.51 – $1.05
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $1.00 $0.01 – $1.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $1.00 $0.65 – $1.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $1.00 $0.14 – $1.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $1.00 $0.28 – $1.00
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $1.00 $0.01 – $4.51
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $1.04 $0.01 – $0.01
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $1.05 $0.01 – $3.55
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $1.07 $0.02 – $0.02
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $1.08 $0.02 – $0.03

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