Lab tests CPT 82550 Outpatient

CK (creatine kinase) test cost in San Luis Obispo, CA

In San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for creatine kinase (CK) blood test, total: from $9.41 to $9.41, with a median of $9.41. Across California, the median is $87.36 at 211 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$9.41French Hospital Medical Center

Median$9.41half of hospitals charge less

Highest$9.41in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
French Hospital Medical Center San Luis Obispo, CA · (805) 543-5353 CPK TOTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$9.41	$24.00	$6.48–$24.00	61%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $9.41, median $9.41, highest $9.41.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $156.41. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 ($53.40). 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
French Hospital Medical Center San Luis Obispo, CARL-A-CKISO 20414A	$3.53	file
French Hospital Medical Center San Luis Obispo, CARL-A-CKMB PCT 3002030B	$4.20	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.