Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC ASSAY OF CREATINE - CREATINE
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $7 is 12% above the median hospital's median price ($6), higher than 56% of the 1,971 hospitals reporting CPT 82540. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 34 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 2 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $3 | $3 | $1 | 41% | — | $2 – $5 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 8 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 10 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 12 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $5 | $5 | $0 | 1% | — | $5 – $5 |
| 13 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $5 | $5 | $2 | 31% | — | $4 – $7 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 16 | Anthem managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 18 | Anthem commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $6 | $3 | 49% | — | $4 – $13 |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 20 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 21 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $10 | $10 | $1 | 12% | — | $9 – $11 |
| 22 | Kaiser managed care facility · case rate · outpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | — | $11 – $11 |
| 23 | Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 24 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33 | $33 | $8 | 24% | — | $25 – $41 |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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