Lab tests CPT 80076 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Liver 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 Liver function blood test panel as an inpatient: from $151.32 to $238.46, with a median of $180.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 80076, 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$151.32Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos
Median$180.00half pay less
Highest$238.46in this market
Difference1.6×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 $151.32Highest $238.46

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL $151.32 $291.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL $151.32 $291.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL $151.32 $291.00 48%
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Hepatic Function Pnl $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scren-Hepatic Fx Panel $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Hepat Funct Panel $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Hepat Funct Panel 300 $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrlj-Hepatic Fx Panel $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Scripps Nicu-Hepatic Fx Panel $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrmer Cv-Hepatic Fx Panel $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrmer Hc-Hepatic Fx Panel $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Kid-Hepatic Function Panel $189.00 $252.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE $195.00 $260.00 25%
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Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE $195.00 $260.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE $195.00 $260.00 25%
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE $195.00 $260.00 25%
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Ama Hepatic Funct Pnl $217.50 $290.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA Hepatic Function Panel $238.46 $397.44 40% May 29, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $151.32, median $180.00, highest $238.46 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $180.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A hepatic (liver) function panel is a blood test that measures albumin, total protein, total and direct bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, ALT and AST. It is used to check for liver damage or disease and to monitor medicines that can affect the liver.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the seven tests. The blood draw is often billed separately.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80076 ($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, CAHepatic Function Panel (7) LC $2.48 file