Lab tests CPT 82550 Outpatient

CK (creatine kinase) test cost in Ellsworth, ME

In Ellsworth, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for creatine kinase (CK) blood test, total: from $15.00 to $15.00, with a median of $15.00. Across Maine, the median is $48.00 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$15.00Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Median$15.00half pay less
Highest$15.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Ellsworth, ME.

median
Lowest $15.00Highest $15.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital lowest Ellsworth, ME · (207) 667-5311 CK CHARGE $15.00 $60.00 $30.06–$48.24 75% —
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Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital lowest Ellsworth, ME · (207) 667-5311 Creatine Kinase (CPK Total) $15.00 $60.00 $30.06–$48.24 75% —
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Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital lowest Ellsworth, ME · (207) 667-5311 Creatine Kinase-Q $15.00 $60.00 $30.06–$48.24 75% —
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Outpatient: lowest $15.00, median $15.00, highest $15.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $15.00. 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 and 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.