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Lab tests CPT 82088 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Aldosterone test cost in El Centro, CA — inpatient

In El Centro, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for aldosterone blood test as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$13.99Pioneers Memorial Hospital
Median$13.99half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13.99in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Aldosterone, LC/MS/MS QSTS source file $13.99 $39.98 $13.99–$320.00 65%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $13.99, median $13.99, highest $13.99.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $13.99 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 ($124.00). 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.

HospitalCash priceFile
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
File Link to the hospital's own price file.