Lab tests CPT 82550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CK (creatine kinase) test cost in Meridian, MS — inpatient

In Meridian, MS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for creatine kinase (CK) blood test, total as an inpatient: from $13.86 to $42.85, with a median of $19.82. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center — $5.96 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $40.40 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 82550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$13.86Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center

Median$19.82half of hospitals charge less

Highest$42.85in this market

Difference3.1×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 Meridian, MS.

median

Lowest $13.86Highest $49.58

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 553-6000 CK File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file	$13.86	$63.00	$12.60–$50.40	78%
Ochsner Specialty Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC CREATINE KINASE CK TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$19.19	$63.95	—	70%
Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC CREATINE KINASE CK TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$19.82	$63.95	—	69%
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian, MS · (601) 484-3590 CK File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file	$25.20	$63.00	$12.60–$47.25	60%
Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC CK, TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$42.85	$63.95	—	33%
Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC CREATINE KINASE CK TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$49.58	$74.00	—	33%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $13.86, median $19.82, highest $42.85 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $22.51 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.