Total IgE test cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for total IgE blood test as an inpatient: from $61.60 to $108.00, with a median of $63.96. The lowest listed price is at UC San Diego Medical Center — $2.36 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $63.96 at 151 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 82785, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Medical Center lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Ige (Immune System Protein) Level File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.60 | $112.00 | $13.44–$151.20 | 45% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $63.96 | $123.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $63.96 | $123.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $63.96 | $123.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Allergn Total Ige File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.00 | $144.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Immunoglobulin E File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $148.50 | $198.00 | — | 25% |
Inpatient: lowest $61.60, median $63.96, highest $108.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $63.96 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 total IgE test measures the overall level of the antibody involved in allergies. It can suggest an allergic tendency, but does not show which substances you are allergic to.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
9 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82785 ($71.00). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CAGammaglobulin IGE allergen inhalants | $3.76 | file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CAGammaglobulin IGE allergen food adult | $3.76 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CAImmunoglobulin E | $5.02 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CAImmunoglobulin E | $5.02 | file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE - IMMUNOGLOBULIN IGE | $5.06 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE - IMMUNOGLOBULIN IGE | $5.06 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CAHC ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE - IMMUNOGLOBULIN IGE | $5.06 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE - IMMUNOGLOBULIN IGE | $5.06 | file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CARch Smh Tgf | $5.06 | file |