Lab tests CPT 82088 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Aldosterone test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for aldosterone blood test as an inpatient: from $12.90 to $211.12, with a median of $95.05. The lowest listed price is at Riverside University Medical Center — $82.15 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $40.00 at 122 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 82088, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$12.90Riverside University Medical Center
Median$95.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$211.12in this market
Difference16.4×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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

median
Lowest $12.90Highest $211.12

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Aldosterone Lc/Ms/Ms+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file $12.90 $12.90 $9.68–$50.31 —
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM ALDOSTERONE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $15.00 $15.00 $3.00–$12.75 —
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM ALDOSTERONE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $15.00 $15.00 $3.00–$13.50 —
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM ALDOSTERONE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $15.00 $15.00 $2.71–$11.25 —
Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ALDOSTERONE LC/MS/MS - QST File of May 13, 2026 · source file $17.00 $17.00 $8.93–$17.00 —
St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE PLASMA LAB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $38.09 $79.35 — 52%
St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ALDOSTERONE BLD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $51.41 $107.10 — 52%
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM ALDOSTERONE URINE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $54.00 $54.00 $10.80–$45.90 —
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM ALDOSTERONE URINE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $54.00 $54.00 $10.80–$48.60 —
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM ALDOSTERONE URINE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $54.00 $54.00 $9.77–$40.50 —
Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ALDOSTERONE 24HR URINE+1 more line at this price File of May 13, 2026 · source file $69.00 $69.00 $36.22–$69.00 —
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Aldosterone Serum+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file $104.06 $104.06 $32.19–$104.06 —
Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 C ALDOSTERONE - LC File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $152.00 $152.00 $79.80–$152.00 —
Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 C ALDOSTERONE - LC File of May 20, 2026 · source file $152.00 $152.00 $79.80–$152.00 —
Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 C ALDOSTERONE - LC File of May 13, 2026 · source file $160.00 $160.00 $84.00–$160.00 —
Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 B-LAB ALDOSTERONE URINE+1 more line at this price File of May 20, 2026 · source file $175.00 $175.00 $91.88–$175.00 —
Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 B-LAB ALDOSTERONE URINE+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $175.00 $175.00 $91.88–$175.00 —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $211.12 $406.00 $29.00–$85.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $211.12 $406.00 $29.00–$85.00 48%
Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $211.12 $406.00 $29.00–$85.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $211.12 $406.00 $29.00–$85.00 48%
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $12.90, median $95.05, highest $211.12 — a 16.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $40.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 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 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 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.

9 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82088 ($119.16). 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
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-ALDOST 70015 $4.00 file
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC 17181 - Aldosterone, Lc/Ms/Ms $4.27 file
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-ALDOST 70015 $4.70 file
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC 19552x - Aldosterone, 24-Hour Urine, 82088 $5.39 file
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-ALDO U 70480 $6.66 file
Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CAALDOSTERONE LC/MS/MS - LC $7.00 file
Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CAALDOSTERONE LC/MS/MS - LC $7.00 file
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-ALDO U 70480 $7.82 file
St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CAHC ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE CDM $9.60 file
File Link to the hospital's own price file.