Lead test cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for blood lead test as an inpatient: from $4.40 to $53.56, with a median of $53.56. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $49.16 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $21.84 at 85 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 12 cities for code 83655, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB ARUP ASSAY OF LEAD | $4.40 | $11.01 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB LEAD, BLOOD | $5.20 | $8.00 | $13,270.00–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Heavy Metals 24hr Urine - Lead | $5.25 | $8.08 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Hvy Met Bld - Lead | $5.64 | $8.67 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Lead Quant Blood(4) | $7.00 | $7.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Hvy Met UR - Lead | $8.89 | $13.67 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB QUEST ZHVYMB ASSAY OF LEAD (UCI ONLY) | $9.62 | $24.06 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Lead Urine (1) | $10.31 | $10.31 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB MAYO LEAD HAIR (UCI ONLY) | $15.28 | $38.19 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB ASSAY OF LEAD | $15.28 | $38.19 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB LEAD BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION* | $21.60 | $54.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC HVY MET UR - LEAD | $45.60 | $95.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC HVY MET UR - LEAD | $45.60 | $95.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC HVY MET UR - LEAD | $45.60 | $95.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC HVY MET BLD - LEAD | $48.96 | $102.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC HVY MET BLD - LEAD | $48.96 | $102.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC HVY MET BLD - LEAD | $48.96 | $102.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4.40, median $53.56, highest $53.56 — a 12.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $45.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 10 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
A blood lead test measures lead in the blood. It is used to screen young children and for adults exposed at work.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
13 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83655 ($41.40). 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.
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CALEAD QUANTITATIVE/4 | $0.80 | file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CALEAD QUANTITATIVE | $1.00 | file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CALEAD QUANTITATIVE | $1.30 | file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CALEAD QUANTITATIVE | $1.30 | file |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CALEAD QUANTITATIVE | $1.30 | file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Lead Blood | $2.76 | file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CAHB LAB ARUP LEAD URINE | $3.50 | file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CAHC ASSAY OF LEAD LAB | $4.08 | file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC LEAD BLOOD | $4.08 | file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CAHC LEAD BLOOD | $4.08 | file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC ASSAY OF LEAD LAB | $4.08 | file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC LEAD BLOOD | $4.08 | file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC ASSAY OF LEAD LAB | $4.08 | file |