Vitamin D 1,25 test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxy blood test: from $18.75 to $107.12, with a median of $84.61. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego — $65.86 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $67.76 at 129 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 82652, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Vitmnd1 25 | $18.75 | $25.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scren-Vitamin D1-25 Dihyra-A | $18.75 | $25.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Hc-Vitimin D1-25Dihydr-A | $18.75 | $25.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Cv-Vitimin D1-25Dihydr-A | $18.75 | $25.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Dihydroxy Vit-D | $32.25 | $43.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 VIT D 1,25 Dihydroxy LC081091 | $38.00 | $222.34 | $38.07–$222.34 | 83% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Vitamin D 25 Hydroxy Level | $62.10 | $103.50 | $33.51–$81.66 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 1 25 DIHYDROXY INCLUDES FRACTIONS IF PERFORMED | $107.12 | $206.00 | $27.00–$80.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 1 25 DIHYDROXY INCLUDES FRACTIONS IF PERFORMED | $107.12 | $206.00 | $27.00–$80.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 1 25 DIHYDROXY INCLUDES FRACTIONS IF PERFORMED | $107.12 | $206.00 | $27.00–$80.00 | 48% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.75, median $84.61, highest $107.12 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $107.12. 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 2 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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
This test measures 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D, the active hormone form. It is used for kidney disease, high calcium and some rare disorders, not to check vitamin D levels in general.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82652 ($140.32). 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.
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CAVitamin D 125-Dihydroxy LC/MS/MS (Q | $9.26 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CAVitamin D 125-Dihydroxy LC/MS/MS (Q | $9.26 | file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CAVitamin D 1 25 level | $9.90 | file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC ASSAY DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D W/FRACTIONS IF PERFORMED - VITAMIN D 1 | $13.50 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC ASSAY DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D W/FRACTIONS IF PERFORMED - VITAMIN D 1 | $13.50 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CAHC ASSAY DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D W/FRACTIONS IF PERFORMED - VITAMIN D 1 | $13.50 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC ASSAY DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D W/FRACTIONS IF PERFORMED - VITAMIN D 1 | $13.50 | file |