DHEA-S test cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 22 hospitals list a cash price for DHEA sulfate (DHEA-S) blood test: from $80.00 to $132.72, with a median of $102.00. The lowest listed price is at California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus and 1 other hospital — $22.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $101.00 at 129 hospitals.
- The median here, $102.00, is about the same as the US median of $103.98.
- That is 4.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($22.23).
- San Francisco, CA ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 15 cities for code 82627, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG DHEA SULFATE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $80.00 | $80.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG DHEA SULFATE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $80.00 | $80.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.00 | $101.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.00 | $101.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.00 | $101.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.00 | $101.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.00 | $101.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.00 | $101.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.00 | $101.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.00 | $101.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.00 | $101.00 | — | — |
| Chinese Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA-S) hormone level File of Jul 22, 2026 · source file | $103.00 | $103.00 | $22.23–$260.90 | — |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $122.00 | $122.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $122.00 | $122.00 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.72 | $237.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.72 | $237.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.72 | $237.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.72 | $237.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.72 | $237.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.72 | $237.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.72 | $237.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.72 | $237.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.72 | $237.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.72 | $237.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG CORE DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $144.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG CORE DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $144.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $144.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CORE DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $144.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $144.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG CORE DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $144.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CORE DHEA SULFATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $144.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $80.00, median $102.00, highest $132.72 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $101.00. 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 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 DHEA-S test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: DHEA-S test explained.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82627 ($87.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CALC -DHEASULFATE | $1.26 | file |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CARL-A-DHEAS 70040 | $2.05 | file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CAHC 7031 Dhea Sulfate | $2.80 | file |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CADEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE | $4.20 | file |