CK (creatine kinase) test cost in Killeen, TX
In Killeen-Temple, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for creatine kinase (CK) blood test, total: from $11.70 to $181.16, with a median of $12.90. The lowest listed price is at Seton Medical Center Harker Heights — $1.20 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $71.28 at 303 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 82550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Killeen-Temple, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Medical Center Harker Heights lowest Harker Heights, TX · (254) 690-0900 Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total source file | $11.70 | $117.00 | $5.47–$190.00 | 90% |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX HC REF ARUP 0020010 CREATINE KINASE, TOTAL, SERUM OR PLASMA File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $12.90 | $21.50 | $5.47–$19.35 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC REF ARUP 0020010 CREATINE KINASE, TOTAL, SERUM OR PLASMA File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $12.90 | $21.50 | $5.47–$41.08 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC REF ARUP 0020010 CREATINE KINASE, TOTAL, SERUM OR PLASMA File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $12.90 | $21.50 | $11.82–$15.05 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC REF ARUP COMP 0020414, CPT 82550 File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $14.51 | $24.18 | $5.47–$41.08 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX HC REF ARUP COMP 0020414, CPT 82550 File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $14.51 | $24.18 | $5.47–$21.76 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC REF ARUP COMP 0020414, CPT 82550 File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $14.51 | $24.18 | $13.30–$16.93 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC ASSAY OF CK (CPK) - ISOENZYMES+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $90.61 | $151.01 | $5.47–$113.26 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX HC ASSAY OF CK (CPK) - ISOENZYMES+1 more line at this price File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $90.61 | $151.01 | $5.47–$135.91 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC CREATINE KINASE (CPK) - TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $90.61 | $151.01 | $83.06–$105.71 | 40% |
| AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX · (512) 556-3682 HC CREATINE KINASE (CK) TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $181.16 | $181.16 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC CREATINE KINASE (CPK) TOTAL - CK ISOENZYMES - ARUP+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $181.16 | $181.16 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC CK (CPK) TOTAL+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $213.86 | $213.86 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX · (512) 556-3682 HC CK (CPK) TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $213.86 | $213.86 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $11.70, median $12.90, highest $181.16 — a 15.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $12.90. 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 4 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.