Aldosterone test cost in El Centro, CA
In El Centro, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for aldosterone blood test: from $13.99 to $13.99, with a median of $13.99. Across California, the median is $40.00 at 124 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82088, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Aldosterone, LC/MS/MS QSTS | $13.99 | $39.98 | $13.99–$320.00 | 65% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.99, median $13.99, highest $13.99.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $13.99. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
An aldosterone test measures an adrenal hormone that controls salt and blood pressure. It is ordered with renin for high blood pressure that is hard to control or low potassium.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82088 ($124.23). 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.
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CAAldosterone, Urine QSTS | $8.70 | file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CAAldosterone, LC/MS QST | $12.25 | file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CAAldosterone, LC/MS QSTS | $12.25 | file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CAAldosterone/Plasma Renin Ratio QST | $12.25 | file |