Lab tests CPT 82565 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Creatinine test cost in Orangeburg, SC — inpatient

In Orangeburg, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for creatinine blood test as an inpatient: from $29.00 to $29.00, with a median of $29.00. Across South Carolina, the median is $48.28 at 38 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82565, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$29.00MUSC Health - Orangeburg
Median$29.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$29.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg, SC HB CREATININE BLOOD source file $29.00 $58.00 — 50%
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.

Inpatient: lowest $29.00, median $29.00, highest $29.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $29.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.