PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, free in Eureka-Arcata, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, free: from $34.68 to $94.86, with a median of $94.86. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Health Northern California LLC.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84154, 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 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC lowest Fortuna, CA HC PSA FREE | $34.68 | $68.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC PSA FREE | $34.68 | $68.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN FREE LAB | $94.86 | $186.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC PSA FREE | $94.86 | $186.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN FREE LAB | $94.86 | $186.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC PSA FREE | $94.86 | $186.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $34.68, median $94.86, highest $94.86 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $34.68. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
The free PSA test measures the part of PSA in the blood that is not bound to proteins. It is usually done along with a total PSA; the ratio of free to total PSA can help a doctor decide whether further testing, such as a biopsy, is needed.
What the price covers
The price covers the free PSA test only. The total PSA (84153) and the blood draw are billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84154 ($70.55). 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.
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CAHC ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN FREE LAB | $1.29 | file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CAHC ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN FREE LAB | $1.29 | file |