Lab tests CPT 84144 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Progesterone test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for progesterone blood test as an inpatient: from $17.44 to $132.08, with a median of $54.83. The lowest listed price is at Palo Verde Hospital — $37.39 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $98.25 at 90 hospitals.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 84144, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$17.44Palo Verde Hospital
Median$54.83half pay less
Highest$132.08in this market
Difference7.6×highest vs lowest

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.

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Lowest $17.44Highest $132.08

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Palo Verde Hospital lowest Blythe, CA Progesterone LC $17.44 $23.25 — 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Qu Progesterone $27.94 $27.94 $14.64–$27.94 — —
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Qu Progesterone $27.94 $27.94 $14.64–$27.94 — —
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St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA HC ASSAY OF PROGESTERONE CDM $45.72 $95.26 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC SOM CAH PROGESTERONE $54.83 $54.83 $10.97–$49.35 — Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC SOM CAH PROGESTERONE $54.83 $54.83 $30.16–$43.86 — Aug 31, 2026
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC SOM CAH PROGESTERONE $54.83 $54.83 $10.97–$46.61 — Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC SOM CAH PROGESTERONE $54.83 $54.83 $9.92–$41.12 — Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC PROGESTERONE $112.50 $250.00 $137.50–$200.00 55% Aug 31, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC PROGESTERONE $112.50 $250.00 $45.25–$187.50 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC PROGESTERONE $112.50 $250.00 $50.00–$225.00 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC PROGESTERONE $112.50 $250.00 $50.00–$212.50 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA ASSAY OF PROGESTERONE $132.08 $254.00 $15.00–$45.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA ASSAY OF PROGESTERONE $132.08 $254.00 $15.00–$45.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA ASSAY OF PROGESTERONE $132.08 $254.00 $15.00–$45.00 48% —
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Inpatient: lowest $17.44, median $54.83, highest $132.08 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $54.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 8 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 progesterone test measures the hormone that rises after ovulation. It is used to confirm ovulation and in some early pregnancies.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.