Creatinine test cost in Gainesville, FL
In Gainesville, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for creatinine blood test: from $17.60 to $869.34, with a median of $869.34. The lowest listed price is at UF Health Shands Hospital — $851.74 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $54.60 at 172 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 82565, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 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 Gainesville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UF Health Shands Hospital lowest Gainesville, FL · (352) 265-8000 UF HB CREATININE | $17.60 | $32.00 | $3.01–$5.63 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UF Health Shands Hospital Gainesville, FL · (352) 265-8000 HB CREATININE-BLOOD | $20.35 | $37.00 | $3.01–$5.63 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Newberry, FL · (352) 333-4100 CREATININE BLD | $869.34 | $869.34 | $104.32–$869.34 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Gainesville Hospital Gainesville, FL · (352) 333-4100 Creatinine; blood | $869.34 | $869.34 | $5.12 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Gainesville Hospital Gainesville, FL · (352) 333-4100 CREATININE BLD | $869.34 | $869.34 | $250.37–$391.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.60, median $869.34, highest $869.34 — a 49.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 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 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.