CK (creatine kinase) test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for creatine kinase (CK) blood test, total: from $6.00 to $880.00, with a median of $7.84. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $1.84 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $60.44 at 277 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 82550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CK (CREATINE KINASE)+1 more line at this price source file | $6.00 | $30.00 | $6.35–$24.00 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN CREATINE KINASE TTL source file | $7.84 | $39.20 | $2.34–$384.71 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM CREATINE KINASE TTL+1 more line at this price source file | $7.84 | $39.20 | $2.34–$384.71 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX YSL CREATINE KINASE TTL+4 more lines at this price source file | $8.23 | $41.16 | $2.34–$18,324.86 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LES CREATINE KINASE TTL+4 more lines at this price source file | $8.23 | $41.16 | $2.34–$18,324.86 | 80% |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 CREAT KINASE (CK) TOTAL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $880.00 | $880.00 | $52.80–$836.00 | — |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 CREAT KINASE (CK) TOTAL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $880.00 | $880.00 | $748.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $6.00, median $7.84, highest $880.00 — a 146.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $7.84. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A creatine kinase (CK) test measures an enzyme released when muscle is damaged. It is used for muscle pain or weakness, after crush injuries or extreme exercise, and in people on statins with muscle symptoms.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82550 ($52.22). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSPC CREATINE KINASE TTL | $3.41 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXSPC CREATINE KINASE TTL | $3.41 | file |