Creatinine test cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 6 hospitals list a cash price for creatinine blood test: from $15.44 to $72.80, with a median of $33.48. The lowest listed price is at Freeman Neosho Hospital and 1 other hospital — $18.04 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $32.15 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 82565, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Neosho Hospital lowest Neosho, MO · (417) 451-1234 CREATININE SERUM | $15.44 | $38.59 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CREATININE SERUM | $15.44 | $38.59 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Creatinine Blood | $18.20 | $28.00 | $4.17–$31.49 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 POC Creatinine | $18.20 | $28.00 | $4.17–$31.49 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CREATININE | $48.09 | $120.23 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho, MO · (417) 451-1234 CREATININE | $48.09 | $120.23 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 Creatinine Blood | $48.75 | $75.00 | $4.55–$14.34 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Creatinine Blood | $52.00 | $80.00 | $4.55–$20.38 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 POC Creatinine | $72.80 | $112.00 | $4.19–$31.49 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 Creatinine Blood | $72.80 | $112.00 | $4.19–$31.49 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 POC Creatinine | $78.65 | $121.00 | $4.55–$14.34 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.44, median $33.48, highest $72.80 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $15.44. 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 1 of 4 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.