Lead test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for Blood lead test: from $5.12 to $247.50, with a median of $12.00. The lowest listed price is at Riverside University Medical Center — $6.88 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $21.84 at 85 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 83655, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA HC Qu Lead (B) | $5.12 | $5.12 | $3.84–$14.95 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA HC Qu Lead (B) | $5.12 | $5.12 | $3.84–$14.95 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Qu Lead Blood | $6.89 | $6.89 | $5.17–$14.95 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Qu Lead Blood | $6.89 | $6.89 | $5.17–$14.95 | — | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC SOM HMUCR LEAD/CREAT, RAND, U | $7.72 | $7.72 | $1.54–$124.94 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC SOM HMUCR LEAD/CREAT, RAND, U | $7.72 | $7.72 | $1.40–$114.93 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC SOM HMUCR LEAD/CREAT, RAND, U | $7.72 | $7.72 | $1.54–$122.43 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC SOM LEAD BLOOD | $9.10 | $9.10 | $1.65–$114.93 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC SOM LEAD BLOOD | $9.10 | $9.10 | $1.82–$124.94 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC SOM LEAD BLOOD | $9.10 | $9.10 | $1.82–$122.43 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC SOM LEAD BLOOD | $9.10 | $9.10 | $5.00–$12.11 | — | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA LEAD BLD LC 1 | $12.00 | $39.96 | $11.99–$225.03 | 70% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA LEAD BLD ADULT LC | $12.00 | $39.96 | $11.99–$225.03 | 70% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA LEAD BLOOD | $12.00 | $225.03 | $11.99–$225.03 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA LEAD BLOOD PEDS LC | $12.00 | $39.96 | $11.99–$225.03 | 70% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA Hc Assay Of Lead | $12.00 | $88.35 | $11.50–$88.35 | 86% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA Hc Assay Of Lead | $12.00 | $88.35 | $11.50–$88.35 | 86% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA LEAD BLD LC 10 | $12.00 | $39.96 | $11.99–$225.03 | 70% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Lab Ref Lead Heavy Metal Panel Urine | $19.04 | $19.04 | $8.50–$19.04 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Lab Ref Lead Heavy Metal Panel Urine | $19.04 | $19.04 | $8.50–$19.04 | — | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC LAB REF HEAVY METALS UR LEAD | $22.50 | $50.00 | $9.05–$114.93 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC LAB REF HEAVY METALS UR LEAD | $22.50 | $50.00 | $12.11–$40.00 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC LAB REF HEAVY METALS UR LEAD | $22.50 | $50.00 | $9.81–$124.94 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC LAB REF HEAVY METALS UR LEAD | $22.50 | $50.00 | $9.81–$122.43 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Qu Micronutrients Heavy Metals Panel Mercury Blood | $22.75 | $22.75 | $8.50–$22.75 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Qu Micronutrients Heavy Metals Panel Mercury Blood | $22.75 | $22.75 | $8.50–$22.75 | — | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC SOM LEAD URINE | $29.96 | $29.96 | $5.99–$124.94 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC SOM LEAD URINE | $29.96 | $29.96 | $5.42–$114.93 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC SOM LEAD URINE | $29.96 | $29.96 | $12.11–$23.97 | — | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC SOM LEAD URINE | $29.96 | $29.96 | $5.99–$122.43 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC POCT Lead Testing | $41.08 | $41.08 | $8.50–$41.08 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC POCT Lead Testing | $41.08 | $41.08 | $8.50–$41.08 | — | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA HC HVY MET UR - LEAD | $45.60 | $95.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA HC HVY MET BLD - LEAD | $48.96 | $102.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA ASSAY OF LEAD | $53.56 | $103.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Lab Ref Lead Random Urine | $62.33 | $62.33 | $8.50–$62.33 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Lab Ref Lead Random Urine | $62.33 | $62.33 | $8.50–$62.33 | — | — source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA Lead level | $185.00 | $5.90 | $0.71–$201.00 | -3036% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA Lead, Bld (Pediatric) LC | $247.50 | $330.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA Lead, Bld (Adult) LC | $247.50 | $330.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.12, median $12.00, highest $247.50 — a 48.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $27.35. 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 9 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 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.
3 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.
| Hospital of Barstow INC Barstow, CALead level | $2.75 | file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CAHC LEAD BLOOD | $4.08 | file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CAHC ASSAY OF LEAD LAB | $4.08 | file |