Cortisol test cost in Stockton, CA
In Stockton-Lodi, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for cortisol blood test, total: from $12.35 to $302.40, with a median of $94.92. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton — $82.57 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $98.80 at 195 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 82533, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 2, 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton lowest Stockton, CA · (209) 943-2000 RL-A-CORT TMS 2003250 | $12.35 | $42.00 | $8.82–$95.53 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CA H-CORTISOL AM DRAW 7540 | $23.27 | $40.75 | $4.08–$33.83 | 43% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CA RL-A-CORT TMS 2003250 | $23.99 | $42.00 | $4.20–$34.86 | 43% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton, CA · (209) 943-2000 BM-CORTISOL TOTAL | $69.09 | $235.00 | $13.86–$235.00 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton, CA · (209) 943-2000 CORTISOL AM PM DRAW | $71.45 | $243.00 | $13.86–$243.00 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dameron Hospital Stockton, CA · (209) 944-5550 Cortisol (hormone) measurement, total | $94.92 | $210.94 | $13.04–$210.73 | 55% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CA BM-CORTISOL TOTAL | $129.62 | $227.00 | $16.30–$181.60 | 43% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CA CORTISOL AM PM DRAW | $138.76 | $243.00 | $16.30–$194.40 | 43% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton, CA · (209) 943-2000 SJM-CORTISOL AM | $206.10 | $701.00 | $13.86–$574.82 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton, CA · (209) 943-2000 H-CORTISOL RANDOM 7539 | $209.92 | $714.00 | $13.86–$585.48 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Tracy, CA · (209) 835-1500 HCHG CORTISOL TOTAL | $283.00 | $283.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Tracy, CA · (209) 835-1500 HCHG CORE CORTISOL (PM DRAW) | $283.00 | $283.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Tracy, CA · (209) 835-1500 HCHG CORE CORTISOL TOTAL | $283.00 | $283.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Tracy, CA · (209) 835-1500 HCHG CORE CORTISOL (AM DRAW) | $283.00 | $283.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca, CA · (209) 825-3700 CORTISOL TOTAL | $302.40 | $540.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CA SJM-CORTISOL AM | $405.41 | $710.00 | $16.30–$568.00 | 43% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.35, median $94.92, highest $302.40 — a 24.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $153.14. 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 3 of 4 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
A cortisol test measures the main stress hormone made by the adrenal glands. It is used when adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) or excess cortisol (Cushing's syndrome) is suspected.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82533 ($92.72). 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.
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton, CARL-A-CORTISOL 70030 | $2.34 | file |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CARL-A-CORTISOL 70030 | $4.54 | file |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CAH-CORTISOL RANDOM 7539 | $5.71 | file |