Creatinine test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for creatinine blood test: from $5.00 to $106.81, with a median of $38.51. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $33.51 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $47.79 at 211 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 cities for code 82565, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CREATININE BLOOD | $5.00 | $118.97 | $4.95–$118.97 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Creatinine | $5.90 | $23.62 | $1.89–$18.90 | 75% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Creatinine | $5.90 | $23.62 | $1.89–$18.90 | 75% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Creatinine | $5.90 | $23.62 | $1.89–$18.90 | 75% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Creatinine | $5.90 | $23.62 | $1.89–$18.90 | 75% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Creatinine | $5.90 | $23.62 | $1.89–$18.90 | 75% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu-Creatinine | $27.75 | $37.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Blood Creatinine Level | $30.25 | $55.00 | $5.12–$74.25 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Creatinine Blood | $38.51 | $64.19 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Creatinine Blood | $38.51 | $64.19 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Creatinine Serum 301 | $44.25 | $59.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Creatinine Blood | $44.25 | $59.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Creatinine Serum | $44.25 | $59.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 CREATININE BLOOD | $44.72 | $86.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 CREATININE BLOOD | $44.72 | $86.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 CREATININE BLOOD | $44.72 | $86.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC CREATININE BLOOD | $65.25 | $87.00 | $12.18–$78.30 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC CREATININE BLOOD | $65.25 | $87.00 | $8.15–$1,251.78 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC CREATININE BLOOD | $65.25 | $87.00 | $1.00–$18,827.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC CREATININE BLOOD | $65.25 | $87.00 | $1.00–$71.34 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Creatinine Serum | $72.00 | $96.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 BUN/Creatinine Ratio | $106.81 | $178.02 | $4.35–$140.46 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Creatinine | $106.81 | $178.02 | $4.35–$140.46 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.00, median $38.51, highest $106.81 — a 21.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $38.51. 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 12 of 15 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 creatinine test measures a waste product that healthy kidneys filter out. It is the main blood test of kidney function and is used to calculate the estimated filtration rate (eGFR).
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82565 ($39.51). 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.
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CACreatinine LC | $2.48 | file |