Prolactin test cost in Santa Cruz, CA — inpatient
In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for prolactin blood test as an inpatient: from $262.00 to $262.00, with a median of $262.00. Across California, the median is $107.12 at 164 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84146, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 477-2200 HCHG CORE PROLACTIN | $262.00 | $262.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $262.00, median $262.00, highest $262.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $262.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
Prolactin is a pituitary hormone that drives milk production. The test is ordered for irregular or absent periods, nipple discharge, infertility, low sex drive and suspected pituitary tumors.
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 84146 ($102.00). 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.
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAQ746 PROLACTIN IA | $4.32 | file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $4.32 | file |
| Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CARL-A-PROLAC 70115 | $5.40 | file |