Creatinine test cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 17 hospitals list a cash price for creatinine blood test as an inpatient: from $5.00 to $155.70, with a median of $17.36. The lowest listed price is at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware — $12.36 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $35.40 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 16 cities for code 82565, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware lowest Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CSF Igg Synthesis Index Quest Comp 6+1 more line at this price source file | $5.00 | $5.00 | — | — |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Creatinine Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.00 | $35.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Creatinine Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.00 | $35.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Creatinine Serum source file | $14.00 | $35.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Creatinine Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.00 | $35.00 | — | 60% |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CREATININE SERUM File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17.36 | $17.36 | — | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CREATININE SERUM File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17.36 | $17.36 | — | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ CREATININE SERUM File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17.36 | $17.36 | — | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ CREATININE SERUM File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17.36 | $17.36 | — | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Creatinine Serum File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $20.85 | $34.75 | — | 40% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Creatinine,Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.80 | $67.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Creatinine,Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.80 | $67.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Creatinine,Serum source file | $26.80 | $67.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Creatinine,Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.80 | $67.00 | — | 60% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC POCT Creatinine+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $33.80 | $52.00 | $5.11–$52.00 | 35% |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 CREATININE,BLOOD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.24 | $41.24 | — | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC POCT Creatinine+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $50.70 | $78.00 | $5.12–$74.10 | 35% |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC POCT Creatinine+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $54.60 | $84.00 | $5.12–$473.55 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Creatinine+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $107.90 | $166.00 | $5.02–$159.36 | 35% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Creatinine Body Fluid Referred+1 more line at this price source file | $111.00 | $111.00 | — | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB ASSAY OF CREATININE File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $155.70 | $173.00 | $44.89–$48.65 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB ASSAY OF CREATININE File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $155.70 | $173.00 | $79.58–$147.05 | 10% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Creatinine+1 more line at this price source file | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Creatinine Serum Mayo+1 more line at this price source file | $215.00 | $215.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $5.00, median $17.36, highest $155.70 — a 31.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $17.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 6 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.