Total IgE test cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for total IgE blood test: from $76.00 to $185.00, with a median of $104.72. The lowest listed price is at Chinese Hospital — $28.72 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $63.96 at 155 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 16 cities for code 82785, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Hospital lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 IgE (immune system protein) level File of Jul 22, 2026 · source file | $76.00 | $76.00 | $12.51–$260.90 | — |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 LC-ASSAY OF IGE File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $104.46 | $348.20 | $15.33–$295.97 | 70% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $104.72 | $187.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $104.72 | $187.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $104.72 | $187.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $104.72 | $187.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $104.72 | $187.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $104.72 | $187.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $104.72 | $187.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $104.72 | $187.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $104.72 | $187.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 ASSAY OF GAMMAGLOBULIN IGE source file | $104.72 | $187.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $164.00 | $164.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $164.00 | $164.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $170.00 | $170.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $170.00 | $170.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $179.00 | $179.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CORE IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG CORE IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CORE IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG CORE IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CORE IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CORE IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG CORE IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 LC-ALLERGEN PROFILE AREA 17 File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $208.92 | $696.41 | $15.33–$591.95 | 70% |
Outpatient: lowest $76.00, median $104.72, highest $185.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $137.36. 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 12 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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82785 ($72.18). 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 -IMMUNOGLOBULINE | $1.37 | file |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CARL-A-ABPA 2004243A | $1.97 | file |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CARL-A-IGE 50345 | $2.19 | file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CABronch Asper Allergic-82785 | $2.58 | file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CAImmunoglobulin E | $3.21 | file |