NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT): from $250.43 to $2,757.00, with a median of $1,736.00. The lowest listed price is at Hayward Sisters Hospital — $1,485.57 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,736.00 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 81420, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Sisters Hospital lowest Hayward, CA LC-CELL FREE FETAL DNA GEN SEQ | $250.43 | $834.75 | $417.38–$1,897.62 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,736.00 | $3,100.00 | $110.00–$344.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,736.00 | $3,100.00 | $110.00–$344.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,736.00 | $3,100.00 | $110.00–$344.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,736.00 | $3,100.00 | $110.00–$344.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,736.00 | $3,100.00 | $110.00–$344.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,736.00 | $3,100.00 | $110.00–$344.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,736.00 | $3,100.00 | $110.00–$344.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,736.00 | $3,100.00 | $110.00–$344.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,736.00 | $3,100.00 | $110.00–$344.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA Test for detecting genes associated with fetal disease, aneuploidy genomic sequence analysis panel | $2,757.00 | $2,757.00 | $260.90–$20,927.01 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $250.43, median $1,736.00, highest $2,757.00 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,736.00. 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 2 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 it is
NIPT analyzes fragments of fetal DNA that circulate in the mother's blood to screen for Down syndrome (trisomy 21) and trisomies 18 and 13. It can be done from about 10 weeks of pregnancy. It is a screening test, so a positive result needs a diagnostic test to confirm.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the DNA analysis of one blood sample. The blood draw, genetic counseling and any added screens, such as sex chromosomes or microdeletions, may be billed separately.