Liver function panel cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for liver function blood test panel: from $71.21 to $238.46, with a median of $151.32. The lowest listed price is at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and 4 other hospitals — $80.11 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $151.32 at 202 hospitals.
- The median here, $151.32, is 57% above the US median of $96.23.
- That is 18.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.17).
- San Diego, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 10 cities for code 80076, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and May 29, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas lowest Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Hepatic Fx Panel File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $71.21 | $284.84 | $8.17–$227.87 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Hepatic Fx Panel File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $71.21 | $284.84 | $8.17–$227.87 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla lowest La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Hepatic Fx Panel File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $71.21 | $284.84 | $8.17–$227.87 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital lowest La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Hepatic Fx Panel File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $71.21 | $284.84 | $8.17–$227.87 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Hepatic Fx Panel File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $71.21 | $284.84 | $8.17–$227.87 | 75% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Liver Function Blood Test Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $123.20 | $224.00 | $8.17–$302.40 | 45% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Hepatic Function Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.75 | $221.25 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Hepatic Function Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.75 | $221.25 | — | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.32 | $291.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.32 | $291.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.32 | $291.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Hepat Funct Panel+7 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $180.00 | $240.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Kid-Hepatic Function Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $189.00 | $252.00 | — | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $260.00 | $1.10–$2,481.19 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $260.00 | $0.67–$234.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $260.00 | $1.10–$254.80 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $260.00 | $1.10–$254.80 | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Ama Hepatic Funct Pnl File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $217.50 | $290.00 | — | 25% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Hepatic Function Panel File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $238.46 | $397.44 | $6.44–$313.58 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $71.21, median $151.32, highest $238.46 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $151.32. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 14 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 liver function panel is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Liver function panel explained.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80076 ($92.88). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CAHepatic Function Panel (7) LC | $2.48 | file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CAHEPATIC FUNCTION PNL LC402145 - 80076 - 1300849 | $8.00 | file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CAHEPATIC FUNCTION PNL LC402145 - 80076 - 1300956 | $8.00 | file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CAHEPATIC FUNCTION PNL | $8.00 | file |