Creatinine test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 27 hospitals list a cash price for creatinine blood test: from $5.00 to $155.70, with a median of $17.36. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $12.36 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $33.40 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 22 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 Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Assay Of Creatinine | $5.00 | $84.00 | $4.10–$67.20 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware lowest Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CSF Igg Synthesis Index Quest Comp 6 | $5.00 | $5.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware lowest Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CSF Igg Synthesis Index Quest Comp 6 | $5.00 | $5.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Assay Of Creatinine | $5.00 | $88.86 | $4.10–$86.19 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Creatinine | $9.50 | $95.00 | $1.19–$17.39 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Creatinine | $9.50 | $95.00 | $1.19–$17.39 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Creatinine | $9.50 | $95.00 | $1.19–$17.39 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Creatinine | $9.50 | $95.00 | $1.19–$17.39 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Creatinine | $9.50 | $95.00 | $1.19–$17.39 | 90% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Creatinine Serum | $14.00 | $35.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Creatinine Serum | $14.00 | $35.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Creatinine Serum | $14.00 | $35.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Creatinine Serum | $14.00 | $35.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Creatinine Serum | $14.00 | $35.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CREATININE SERUM | $17.36 | $17.36 | $2.81–$23.56 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ CREATININE SERUM | $17.36 | $17.36 | $2.81–$23.56 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ CREATININE SERUM | $17.36 | $17.36 | $2.81–$23.56 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CREATININE SERUM | $17.36 | $17.36 | $2.81–$23.56 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Creatinine Serum | $20.85 | $34.75 | $4.46–$7.68 | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Creatinine,Serum | $26.80 | $67.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Creatinine,Serum | $26.80 | $67.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Creatinine,Serum | $26.80 | $67.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Creatinine,Serum | $26.80 | $67.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Creatinine,Serum | $26.80 | $67.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Creatinine | $33.80 | $52.00 | $5.11–$52.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC POCT Creatinine | $33.80 | $52.00 | $5.11–$52.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 CREATININE,BLOOD | $41.24 | $41.24 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 ASSAY OF CREATININE | $45.30 | $45.30 | $2.32–$9.35 | — | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Creatinine | $50.70 | $78.00 | $5.12–$74.10 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC POCT Creatinine | $50.70 | $78.00 | $5.12–$74.10 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Global Maps Urine-Baylor #39 | $52.72 | $52.72 | $8.65–$47.45 | — | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Creatinine | $54.60 | $84.00 | $5.12–$473.55 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC POCT Creatinine | $54.60 | $84.00 | $5.12–$473.55 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Global Maps Plasma-Baylor #27 | $69.83 | $69.83 | $8.65–$62.85 | — | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC POCT Creatinine | $107.90 | $166.00 | $5.02–$159.36 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Creatinine | $107.90 | $166.00 | $5.02–$159.36 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Creatinine Body Fluid Referred | $111.00 | $111.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Creatinine Body Fluid Referred | $111.00 | $111.00 | — | — | — source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB ASSAY OF CREATININE | $155.70 | $173.00 | $4.40–$143.28 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB ASSAY OF CREATININE | $155.70 | $173.00 | $3.43–$737.15 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Creatinine, Chem 8 | $193.99 | $193.99 | $8.65–$174.59 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Creatinine-Body Fluid | $193.99 | $193.99 | $8.65–$174.59 | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Creatinine | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Creatinine | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Creatine Disorders Creatinine, Mayo | $208.69 | $208.69 | $8.65–$187.82 | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Creatinine Serum Mayo | $215.00 | $215.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Creatinine Serum Mayo | $215.00 | $215.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Creatinine, Serum | $247.65 | $247.65 | $8.65–$222.89 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Creatinine | $437.45 | — | $5.11–$25.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.00, median $17.36, highest $155.70 — a 31.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $17.36. 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 16 of 20 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.