Warde vitamin c (ascorbic acid) cost at US hospitals
HC Warde Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) · CPT 82180
$2.64
lowest cash price
$50.00
national median
$507.32
highest cash price
850
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $2.64–$507.32 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($56.70) → Sep 1, 2026 ($87.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $52.26 | $59.28 | $75.18 |
| Arizona | 23 | $4.96 | $9.44 | $53.43 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $12.73 | $70.85 | $115.00 |
| California | 75 | $2.64 | $18.48 | $79.04 |
| Colorado | 12 | $13.39 | $335.76 | $479.95 |
| Florida | 81 | $6.66 | $27.30 | $479.00 |
| Georgia | 25 | $21.91 | $44.85 | $205.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $8.32 | $8.32 | $61.50 |
| Illinois | 44 | $17.49 | $53.28 | $502.20 |
| Indiana | 26 | $35.38 | $118.20 | $160.80 |
| Iowa | 29 | $21.00 | $69.55 | $192.00 |
| Kansas | 10 | $55.90 | $111.65 | $111.65 |
| Kentucky | 22 | $16.55 | $111.00 | $143.24 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $52.78 | $52.78 | $52.78 |
| Maine | 7 | $42.20 | $59.55 | $275.75 |
| Maryland | 2 | $40.20 | $40.20 | $40.20 |
| Michigan | 26 | $3.86 | $13.65 | $72.00 |
| Minnesota | 16 | $28.00 | $53.86 | $67.87 |
| Mississippi | 9 | $6.30 | $40.32 | $93.12 |
| Missouri | 19 | $31.90 | $99.55 | $497.08 |
| Montana | 2 | $132.80 | $132.80 | $132.80 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $9.96 | $83.16 | $133.45 |
| Nevada | 4 | $6.77 | $7.50 | $28.44 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $88.70 | $88.70 | $88.70 |
| New Jersey | 22 | $9.89 | $10.88 | $35.00 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 22 | $9.89 | $9.89 | $44.40 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $39.00 | $105.33 | $118.86 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $29.60 | $29.60 | $29.60 |
| Ohio | 68 | $5.00 | $50.00 | $162.18 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | $21.72 | $66.00 | $98.98 |
| Oregon | 12 | $23.04 | $39.75 | $49.35 |
| Pennsylvania | 31 | $40.80 | $72.00 | $374.40 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $63.50 | $84.50 | $114.00 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $74.40 | $92.00 | $200.00 |
| Tennessee | 36 | $7.84 | $32.64 | $214.16 |
| Texas | 94 | $18.00 | $82.35 | $477.84 |
| Virginia | 34 | $17.02 | $63.50 | $507.32 |
| Washington | 32 | $18.72 | $41.50 | $88.90 |
| West Virginia | 18 | $7.00 | $7.00 | $265.00 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | $18.15 | $62.70 | $122.91 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $24.78 | $36.28 | $39.24 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center | West Des Moines, IA | $128.00 | $9.59 – $128.00 |
| Summers County ARH Hospital | Hinton, WV | $128.40 | $8.90 – $8.90 |
| OSF Saint Clare Medical Center | Princeton, IL | $128.80 | not published |
| Baptist Health Floyd | New Albany, IN | $130.48 | $4.94 – $260.96 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown, KY | $130.48 | $4.94 – $347.94 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin, KY | $130.48 | $4.94 – $347.94 |
| Baptist Health La Grange | La Grange, KY | $130.48 | $4.94 – $347.94 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington, KY | $130.48 | $4.94 – $353.68 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville, KY | $130.48 | $4.94 – $347.94 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah, KY | $130.48 | $4.94 – $347.94 |
| HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND | Pearland, TX | $131.85 | $8.31 – $40.44 |
| CHI Health Plainview | Plainview, NE | $131.88 | $9.89 – $153.86 |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center | Polson, MT | $132.80 | $12.36 – $30.53 |
| CHI Health Schuyler | Schuyler, NE | $133.45 | $9.89 – $153.86 |
| Adventhealth Gordon | Calhoun, GA | $135.69 | $9.69 – $19.60 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center | Carmel, IN | $136.80 | $4.68 – $22.55 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) | Indianapolis, IN | $136.80 | $4.68 – $22.55 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center | Indianapolis, IN | $136.80 | $4.68 – $22.55 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | $136.80 | $4.68 – $22.55 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) | Carmel, IN | $136.80 | $4.68 – $22.55 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) | Carmel, IN | $136.80 | $4.68 – $22.55 |
| LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER | ROANOKE, VA | $139.00 | $8.61 – $14.34 |
| Urbana Hospital | Urbana, OH | $141.60 | not published |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) | Anderson, IN | $142.20 | $4.68 – $22.55 |
| Adventhealth Manchester | Manchester, KY | $143.24 | $9.89 – $9.89 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) | Salem, IN | $145.80 | $4.68 – $22.55 |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY | CHRISTIANSBURG, VA | $146.00 | $8.61 – $10.58 |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital | Lake Forest, IL | $147.00 | not published |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie, PA | $147.60 | $7.00 – $26.86 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) | Elwood, IN | $149.40 | $4.68 – $22.55 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | $150.00 | $4.68 – $22.55 |
| UPMC Horizon-Greenville | Greenville, PA | $150.60 | $7.00 – $18.56 |
| OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center | Evergreen Park, IL | $152.40 | $9.89 – $18.40 |
| Adventhealth Tampa | Tampa, FL | $152.65 | $9.89 – $21.96 |
| Adventhealth Riverview | Riverview, FL | $152.65 | not published |
| Adventhealth Wesley Chapel | Wesley Chapel, FL | $152.65 | $9.89 – $21.96 |
| Adventhealth Zephyrhills | Zephyrhills, FL | $152.65 | $9.89 – $22.94 |
| Adventhealth Carrollwood | Tampa, FL | $152.65 | $9.89 – $21.96 |
| HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL | LOXAHATCHEE, FL | $153.00 | $9.79 – $79.26 |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau, MO | $154.70 | $8.90 – $35.52 |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard | Dexter, MO | $154.70 | $8.90 – $34.62 |
| Adventhealth Dade City | Dade City, FL | $158.24 | $9.89 – $22.42 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) | Winchester, IN | $160.80 | $4.68 – $22.55 |
| Morrow County Hospital | Mount Gilead, OH | $162.18 | $4.88 – $23.83 |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | DeKalb, IL | $163.80 | not published |
| OSF Saint Paul Medical Center | Mendota, IL | $164.80 | not published |
| HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $167.00 | $9.40 – $79.26 |
| UPMC Passavant-McCandless | Pittsburgh, PA | $176.40 | $7.70 – $27.12 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center | Davenport, IA | $182.40 | $9.89 – $9.89 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital | IL 60190, IL | $182.70 | not published |