Alkaline phosphatase test cost in Santa Cruz, CA
In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for alkaline phosphatase (ALP) blood test: from $16.98 to $254.70, with a median of $94.00. The lowest listed price is at Watsonville Community Hospital — $77.02 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $36.96 at 207 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 84075, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsonville Community Hospital lowest Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 ALK, PHOSPHATASE BONE SPECIFIC File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $16.98 | $28.30 | $5.18–$751.50 | 40% |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 Q231 PHOSPHATASE,ALK File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $17.16 | $28.60 | $5.18–$751.50 | 40% |
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 477-2200 HCHG CORE ALK PHOSPHATASE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $94.00 | $94.00 | — | — |
| Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 462-7700 PHOSPHATASE ALKALINE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $254.70 | $566.00 | $5.18–$481.10 | 55% |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 PHOSPHATASE,ALKALINE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $416.76 | $694.60 | $5.18–$751.50 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $16.98, median $94.00, highest $254.70 — a 15.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $94.00. 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 alkaline phosphatase test measures an enzyme from the liver, bile ducts and bones. High levels suggest a blocked bile duct, liver disease or bone disease.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84075 ($35.14). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CARL-A-ALKP-ISO 21020A | $2.25 | file |