Creatine kinase (CK) blood test at Dignity Health

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.

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Original text from hospital filings

SJM-CREATINE KINASE CPK

Bakersfield, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $8 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($12), higher than 32% of the 2,708 hospitals reporting CPT 82550. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 82550 at Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 30 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	Aetna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
2	Anthem medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	3–30	$7 – $7
4	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
5	Kaiser medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	3–30	$7 – $7
7	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	$0	1%	3–30	$8 – $8
8	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	$0	1%	—	$8 – $8
9	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	$0	1%	—	$8 – $8
10	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	$0	1%	—	$8 – $8
11	Anthem medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	$0	4%	—	$8 – $8
12	Anthem medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	$0	4%	—	$8 – $8
13	Kaiser medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	$0	4%	—	$8 – $8
14	Kaiser medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	$0	4%	—	$8 – $8
15	Molina medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	$0	4%	—	$8 – $8
16	Molina medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	$0	4%	—	$8 – $8
17	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$15	$15	—	—	3–30	$15 – $15
18	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
19	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
20	Aetna commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$35	$26	$13	50%	—	$8 – $35
21	Aetna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$27	$14	51%	—	$8 – $37
22	Anthem commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$53	$44	$29	66%	—	$5 – $73
23	Anthem commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$72	$60	$39	66%	3–30	$7 – $101
24	Anthem commercial\|mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$84	$76	$53	69%	—	$8 – $136
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$54	$132	$146	111%	—	$5 – $337

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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