Insulin test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 22 hospitals list a cash price for insulin blood test: from $5.66 to $185.00, with a median of $12.19. The lowest listed price is at Eisenhower Medical Center — $6.53 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $36.29 at 166 hospitals.
- The median here, $12.19, is 80% below the US median of $61.71.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($11.43).
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 18 cities for code 83525, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center lowest Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC Insulin File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $5.66 | $52.00 | $11.20–$261.91 | 89% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 INSULIN TOTAL - LC File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.44–$49.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 INSULIN TOTAL - LC File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $7.00 | $7.00 | $3.15–$23.17 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 INSULIN TOTAL - LC File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $7.00 | $7.00 | $3.15–$23.17 | — |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 INSULIN File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $7.68 | $19.19 | $8.64–$16.31 | 60% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Insulin LC Test 004333 File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $7.94 | $10.58 | — | 25% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC ASSAY OF INSULIN,TOTAL - INSULIN, TOTAL File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $9.50 | $9.50 | $5.63–$16.00 | — |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 INSULIN LC+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $62.87 | $9.18–$62.87 | 83% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Assay Of Insulin,Total File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $152.00 | $9.18–$152.00 | 93% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Assay Of Insulin,Total File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $152.00 | $9.18–$152.00 | 93% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 NH-INSULIN LEVEL FASTING File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $11.53 | $35.00 | $8.75–$57.40 | 67% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 NH-INSULIN LEVEL FASTING File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $12.84 | $33.00 | $6.60–$57.40 | 61% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC INSULIN LEVEL ASSAY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.98 | $27.05 | — | 52% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 INSULIN File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | $4.08–$49.00 | — |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 INSULIN RESP TO GLU,4 SPE File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $30.70 | $76.76 | $34.54–$65.25 | 60% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Insulin, Total+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $44.47 | $44.47 | $8.13–$44.47 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 B-LAB INSULIN File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | $8.00–$53.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 B-LAB INSULIN File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | $8.00–$53.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC INSULIN File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $80.55 | $179.00 | $9.26–$152.15 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC INSULIN File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $80.55 | $179.00 | $9.26–$161.10 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC INSULIN File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $80.55 | $179.00 | $11.43–$134.25 | 55% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $86.84 | $167.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $86.84 | $167.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $86.84 | $167.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $86.84 | $167.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Insulin measurement, total File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $115.00 | $9.14–$211.31 | -61% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 INSULIN LEVEL OP File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $347.00 | $347.00 | $7.00–$347.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $5.66, median $12.19, highest $185.00 — a 32.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $12.98. 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 15 of 20 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 insulin test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Insulin test explained.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83525 ($51.35). 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 Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-INSULIN R 70107 | $2.64 | file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CAHC ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL LAB | $2.88 | file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-INSULIN R 70107 | $3.12 | file |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-INS F T 70155A | $3.29 | file |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CAINSULIN TOTAL | $3.37 | file |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CAInsulin; total | $3.37 | file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-INS F T 70155A | $3.89 | file |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CAInsulin measurement, total | $4.23 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Ins - Insulin | $4.66 | file |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CAInsulin measurement, total | $4.71 | file |