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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $10.80 | $0.29 – $0.32 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $10.80 | $0.26 – $0.32 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $10.80 | $0.29 – $0.32 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $10.80 | $0.29 – $0.32 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $10.80 | $0.29 – $0.32 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline | Corpus Christi, TX | $10.81 | $0.02 – $1.43 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital | IL 60190, IL | $12.07 | not published |
| UPMC Horizon-Greenville | Greenville, PA | $12.20 | $0.00 – $0.09 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY, TN | $13.45 | $0.02 – $0.02 |
| Smyth County Community Hospital | MARION, VA | $13.45 | $0.02 – $0.02 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | Portland, OR | $14.12 | $0.03 – $0.03 |
| Uniontown Hospital | Uniontown, PA | $14.14 | $0.02 – $0.02 |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $14.66 | $0.01 – $1.00 |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) | Oshkosh, WI | $14.68 | $0.01 – $1.24 |
| UPMC Muncy | Muncy, PA | $14.80 | $0.01 – $0.01 |
| UPMC Wellsboro | Wellsboro, PA | $14.80 | $0.01 – $0.04 |
| UPMC Williamsport | Williamsport, PA | $14.80 | $0.01 – $0.01 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia | Ringgold, GA | $15.00 | $0.01 – $0.21 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson, TN | $15.00 | $0.01 – $0.18 |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) | Appleton, WI | $15.68 | $0.01 – $1.24 |
| Parkview Bryan Hospital | Bryan, OH | $16.59 | not published |
| Parkview Montpelier Hospital | Montpelier, OH | $16.59 | not published |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia | Fort Wayne, IN | $17.09 | $0.01 – $3.65 |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital | Auburn, IN | $17.09 | $0.01 – $3.65 |
| Parkview Huntington Hospital | Huntington, IN | $17.09 | $0.01 – $3.65 |
| Parkview LaGrange Hospital | Lagrange, IN | $17.09 | $0.01 – $3.65 |
| Parkview Logansport Hospital | Logansport, IN | $17.09 | $0.01 – $0.02 |
| Parkview Wabash Hospital | Wabash, IN | $17.09 | $0.01 – $3.65 |
| Parkview Noble Hospital | Kendallville, IN | $17.09 | $0.01 – $3.65 |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital | Fort Wayne, IN | $17.09 | $0.01 – $3.65 |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital | Columbia City, IN | $17.09 | $0.01 – $3.65 |
| St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital | Houston, TX | $17.74 | $0.01 – $0.25 |
| Baylor St Luke's Medical Center | Houston, TX | $17.74 | $0.01 – $0.25 |
| St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land, TX | $17.74 | $0.01 – $0.25 |
| St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital | Spring, TX | $17.74 | $0.01 – $0.25 |
| St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital | The Woodlands, TX | $17.74 | $0.01 – $0.25 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London | London, KY | $18.08 | $0.04 – $0.23 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling, KY | $18.57 | $0.06 – $0.23 |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie, PA | $18.60 | $0.00 – $0.05 |
| Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital | GREER, SC | $19.17 | $0.13 – $27.44 |
| Maryview Hospital | Portsmouth, VA | $19.21 | not published |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East | Lexington, KY | $20.35 | $0.07 – $0.23 |
| Dickenson Community Hospital | CLINTWOOD, VA | $20.62 | $0.02 – $0.02 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $21.43 | $0.01 – $0.18 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital | Bardstown, KY | $21.49 | $0.05 – $0.23 |
| Baptist Hospital | MIAMI, FL | $22.10 | $0.17 – $0.90 |
| Bethesda Hospital East | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $22.10 | $0.04 – $2.70 |
| Doctors Hospital | CORAL GABLES, FL | $22.10 | $0.53 – $2.70 |
| Baptist Health Hospital Doral | SOUTH MIAMI, FL | $22.10 | $0.17 – $0.90 |
| Fishermens Community Hospital | MARATHON, FL | $22.10 | $0.50 – $2.70 |
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