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Cash prices California Outpatient

STD test cost in California without insurance

In California, the median cash price for Chlamydia test is $54.60 across 96 hospitals, from $12.00 to $477.25. The lowest is at Mission Hospital Regional Med Center (Mission Viejo) and 3 other hospitals. The US median is $92.30.

STD tests are lab tests, and each infection is usually its own code: chlamydia and gonorrhea are often run on the same urine sample or swab but billed as two tests. The listed price covers the lab test only; the visit, the sample collection or blood draw, and any confirmation test after a positive result are billed separately.

Collected Sep 24, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

STD test prices in California by type

Add up the codes you need: a common screening set is chlamydia (87491, used in the state table), gonorrhea (87591), HIV (87389) and syphilis (86592), while hepatitis C (86803) and high-risk HPV (87624) are separate tests. Each row is one test, not a panel.

ProcedureHospitals RangeMedian US median
Chlamydia test Chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) · code 87491 96 $12.00–$477.25 $54.60 $92.30
Gonorrhea test Gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) · code 87591 96 $10.60–$379.75 $66.04 $86.40
HIV test (4th generation) HIV-1/2 antigen and antibody combination blood test (4th generation) · code 87389 93 $9.51–$604.00 $87.36 $78.84
Syphilis test (RPR) Syphilis screening blood test, non-treponemal (RPR or VDRL), yes/no result · code 86592 98 $3.75–$266.00 $46.29 $25.91
Hepatitis C antibody test Hepatitis C antibody blood test (screening) · code 86803 98 $9.54–$269.00 $54.61 $67.60
HPV test HPV test for high-risk types, one combined (pooled) result · code 87624 72 $20.09–$382.75 $135.20 $109.80
HIV antibody test HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody test · code 86703 88 $6.18–$443.68 $39.19 $58.33
Hepatitis B test Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test · code 87340 94 $6.85–$228.04 $71.76 $52.64
Hepatitis C RNA test Hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test · code 87522 90 $20.00–$940.37 $87.88 $177.19
Trichomoniasis test Trichomonas test (NAAT) · code 87661 74 $13.20–$564.54 $99.68 $87.45
Herpes (HSV-2) blood test Herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody · code 86696 89 $6.81–$379.66 $66.08 $59.80
Herpes (HSV-1) blood test Herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody · code 86695 90 $6.00–$381.61 $57.17 $50.49
HIV viral load test HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative) · code 87536 89 $29.97–$1,099.25 $272.16 $272.16
Hepatitis panel Acute hepatitis panel (hepatitis A, B and C) · code 80074 90 $24.42–$1,366.38 $272.16 $238.38

Outpatient cash prices in California. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Check your local health department or a Title X family planning clinic, which offer free or sliding-fee STD testing in many areas.
  • Ask whether chlamydia and gonorrhea will be billed as two tests or as one combined price, and whether the visit fee is included.
  • Ask what the follow-up test costs if a screen is positive, since HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C screening results are confirmed with a second test.