Lab tests CPT 82550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CK (creatine kinase) test cost in Huntsville, AL — inpatient

In Huntsville, AL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for creatine kinase (CK) blood test, total as an inpatient: from $46.00 to $152.00, with a median of $101.33. The lowest listed price is at Athens Limestone Hospital — $55.33 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $32.50 at 47 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 82550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 1, 2026.

Lowest$46.00Athens Limestone Hospital

Median$101.33half of hospitals charge less

Highest$152.00in this market

Difference3.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Huntsville, AL.

median

Lowest $46.00Highest $152.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Athens Limestone Hospital lowest Athens, AL · (256) 233-9292 ASSAY OF CK (CPK) source file	$46.00	$46.00	$4.88–$36.80	—
Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 CPK TOTAL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$50.65	$241.20	$50.65–$205.02	79%
Huntsville Hospital Madison, AL LAB-CPK source file	$152.00	$152.00	$4.88–$152.00	—
Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 LAB-CPK source file	$152.00	$152.00	$4.88–$152.00	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $46.00, median $101.33, highest $152.00 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $99.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.