Lab tests CPT 80069 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Kidney function blood test panel in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — inpatient

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Kidney function blood test panel as an inpatient: from $48.36 to $417.00, with a median of $135.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 80069, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

Lowest$48.36Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa
Median$135.00half pay less
Highest$417.00in this market
Difference8.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

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Lowest $48.36Highest $417.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA RENAL FUNCTION PANEL $48.36 $93.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA RENAL FUNCTION PANEL $48.36 $93.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA RENAL FUNCTION PANEL $48.36 $93.00 48%
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrlj-Renal Function Panel $57.00 $76.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scren-Renal Function Panel $57.00 $76.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC RENAL FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE $135.00 $180.00 25%
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Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC RENAL FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE $135.00 $180.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC RENAL FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE $135.00 $180.00 25%
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC RENAL FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE $135.00 $180.00 25%
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Scripps Nicu-Renal Function Panel $195.00 $260.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scmer Cv- Renal Function Panel $195.00 $260.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scmer Hc- Renal Function Panel $195.00 $260.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Renal Function Pnl $195.00 $260.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA Renal Function Panel $238.46 $397.44 40% May 29, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Ama Renal Panel $264.75 $353.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Renl Func Panel $417.00 $556.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Renl Func Panel 300 $417.00 $556.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $48.36, median $135.00, highest $417.00 — a 8.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $135.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A renal (kidney) function panel is a blood test that measures albumin, calcium, carbon dioxide, chloride, creatinine, glucose, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and blood urea nitrogen. It is used to check and monitor how well the kidneys are working.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the ten tests. The blood draw is often a separate charge.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80069 ($79.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CARenal Panel (10) LC $2.48 file