DHEA-S test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for DHEA sulfate (DHEA-S) blood test: from $10.33 to $140.40, with a median of $22.00. The lowest listed price is at Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center and 3 other hospitals — $11.67 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $132.72 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 82627, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center lowest Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE - DHEA-SULFATE | $10.33 | $13.77 | $1.00–$300.82 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE - DHEA-SULFATE | $10.33 | $13.77 | $1.00–$10.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center lowest Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE - DHEA-SULFATE | $10.33 | $13.77 | $1.15–$13.49 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital lowest La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE - DHEA-SULFATE | $10.33 | $13.77 | $1.15–$2,034.14 | 25% | — source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 DHEA-SULFATE LC 1700525 | $22.00 | $22.23 | $6.67–$22.23 | 1% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Dhea-S Serum | $112.50 | $150.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE | $140.40 | $270.00 | $15.00–$45.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE | $140.40 | $270.00 | $15.00–$45.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE | $140.40 | $270.00 | $15.00–$45.00 | 48% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.33, median $22.00, highest $140.40 — a 13.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $61.42. 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 5 of 8 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
DHEA-S is an androgen made by the adrenal glands. It is tested for excess hair growth, acne, irregular periods, early puberty and suspected adrenal problems.
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 82627 ($85.75). 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.
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CADehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA-S) hormone level | $6.19 | file |