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
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $1.76 $0.01 – $0.94
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $1.80 $0.01 – $0.22
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $1.80 $0.02 – $1.74
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $1.80 $0.02 – $0.03
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $1.82 $0.01 – $2.76
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $1.82 $0.02 – $0.02
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $1.85 $0.02 – $1.74
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $1.85 $0.02 – $1.74
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $1.85 $0.02 – $1.74
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $1.87 $0.01 – $7.50
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $1.89 $0.01 – $0.02
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $1.89 $0.02 – $3.74
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $1.90 $0.01 – $0.02
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $1.90 $0.01 – $0.02
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $1.90 $0.01 – $0.02
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $1.90 $0.01 – $0.02
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $1.90 $0.01 – $0.02
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $1.90 $0.01 – $0.02
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $1.90 $0.01 – $0.02
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $1.97 $0.01 – $0.02
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $1.97 $0.01 – $0.02
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $1.97 $0.01 – $0.02
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $1.97 $0.01 – $5.00
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $1.97 $0.01 – $0.02
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $1.98 not published
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $2.08 not published
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $2.10 $23.00 – $29.90
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $2.16 $0.02 – $0.06
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $2.20 $0.03 – $1.36
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $2.21 $0.01 – $3.16
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $2.21 $0.01 – $4.20
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $2.26 $0.01 – $2.36
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $2.27 $0.02 – $0.13
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $2.29 $2.02 – $2.02
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $2.31 $0.01 – $2.64
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $2.33 $0.01 – $3.66
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $2.34 $26.00 – $33.80
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $2.36 $0.02 – $6.56
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $2.40 $0.01 – $0.02
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $2.42 $0.02 – $0.13
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $2.47 $0.02 – $9.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $2.47 $0.02 – $7.47
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $2.49 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $2.53 $0.02 – $0.02
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $2.53 $0.02 – $0.02
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $2.53 $0.02 – $0.70
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $2.56 $0.01 – $2.30
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $2.56 $0.01 – $2.30
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $2.56 $0.01 – $2.30
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $2.56 $0.01 – $1.45

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