Insulin test cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for insulin blood test: from $13.95 to $14.10, with a median of $14.03. The lowest listed price is at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital — $0.08 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $33.41 at 120 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 83525, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 H-INSULIN TOLRNCE PNL7639 | $13.95 | $38.00 | $11.24–$38.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 H-INSULIN TOLRNCE PNL7639 | $14.10 | $38.00 | $11.24–$38.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 H-INSULIN 2HR 7631 | $22.02 | $60.00 | $11.24–$60.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 H-INSULIN 2HR 7631 | $22.26 | $60.00 | $11.24–$60.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 H-INSULIN FASTING 7630 | $31.20 | $85.00 | $11.24–$85.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.95, median $14.03, highest $14.10.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $14.03. 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 2 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
An insulin test measures insulin in the blood. It is used to investigate low blood sugar and sometimes to estimate insulin resistance.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
6 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83525 ($57.00). 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.
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CAInsulin measurement, total | $1.37 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-INSULIN120 SP 70068 | $2.94 | file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CARL-A-INSULIN120 SP 70068 | $2.97 | file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CAAssay of insulin | $5.14 | file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CAInsulin serum (561) | $5.14 | file |
| Dignity Health Bakersfield, CAH-INSULIN FASTING 7630 | $5.57 | file |