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
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $1.08 $0.02 – $0.02
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $1.08 $0.01 – $1.68
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $1.08 $0.01 – $0.14
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $1.12 $0.01 – $4.00
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $1.12 $0.01 – $0.18
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $1.12 $0.01 – $0.14
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $1.12 $0.01 – $0.14
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $1.15 $0.01 – $2.76
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $1.19 $0.01 – $0.14
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $1.20 $0.00 – $0.04
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $1.20 $0.00 – $0.05
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $1.20 $0.00 – $0.90
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $1.23 $0.01 – $0.14
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $1.23 $0.01 – $0.14
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $1.23 $0.01 – $0.14
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $1.23 $0.01 – $0.14
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $1.27 $0.01 – $4.52
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $1.28 $0.03 – $2.00
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $1.30 not published
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $1.30 not published
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $1.32 $0.02 – $0.02
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $1.33 $0.02 – $0.02
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $1.33 $1.73 – $3.49
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $1.33 $0.01 – $10.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $1.35 $0.01 – $5.00
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $1.39 $0.02 – $0.02
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $1.40 not published
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $1.40 $0.01 – $4.51
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $1.50 not published
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $1.50 not published
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $1.50 not published
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $1.50 not published
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $1.52 $0.02 – $0.60
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $1.53 $0.01 – $3.16
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $1.55 $0.02 – $0.13
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $1.55 $0.02 – $0.61
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $1.57 $0.02 – $4.00
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $1.57 $0.01 – $3.87
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $1.60 $0.01 – $13.54
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $1.60 $0.01 – $4.51
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $1.61 $0.02 – $0.02
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $1.61 $0.02 – $0.02
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $1.61 $0.02 – $0.02
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $1.61 $0.02 – $0.02
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $1.61 $0.01 – $5.80
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $1.63 $0.01 – $3.20
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $1.64 $0.01 – $2.76
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $1.66 $0.01 – $5.00
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $1.69 $0.03 – $0.94
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $1.70 $1.87 – $1.97

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