Creatinine test cost in Cincinnati, OH — inpatient
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for creatinine blood test as an inpatient: from $12.00 to $58.00, with a median of $40.20. The lowest listed price is at Fort Hamilton Hospital — $28.20 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $24.43 at 133 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 82565, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hamilton Hospital lowest Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Creatinine Blood, Lc File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $30.00 | — | 60% |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB CREATININE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.36 | $15.36 | — | — |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Creatinine Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.40 | $56.00 | — | 60% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Creatinine Blood source file | $34.68 | $68.00 | $32.64–$68.00 | 49% |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Creatinine,Serum source file | $40.20 | $67.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Creatinine,Serum source file | $40.20 | $67.00 | — | 40% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Creatinine,Serum source file | $40.20 | $67.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Creatinine,Serum source file | $40.20 | $67.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Creatinine,Serum source file | $40.20 | $67.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Creatinine,Serum source file | $40.20 | $67.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Creatinine Serum+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $42.60 | $71.00 | — | 40% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Creatinine Serum+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $42.60 | $71.00 | — | 40% |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC CREATININE POCT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $58.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $12.00, median $40.20, highest $58.00 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $40.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 creatinine test measures a waste product that healthy kidneys filter out. It is the main blood test of kidney function and is used to calculate the estimated filtration rate (eGFR).
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82565 ($38.25). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope Mason, OHHC CREATININE, SERUM | $2.00 | file |