Sodium test cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for sodium blood test: from $11.75 to $41.58, with a median of $34.15. The lowest listed price is at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital — $22.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $65.52 at 208 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 84295, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 11, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 SODIUM SERUM/BLD/PLASMA File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $11.75 | $32.00 | $4.81–$32.00 | 63% |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 SODIUM SERUM/BLD/PLASMA File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $11.88 | $32.00 | $4.81–$32.00 | 63% |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 SOD SERUM/BLD/PLASMA LAB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $31.57 | $86.00 | $4.81–$79.89 | 63% |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 SOD SERUM/BLD/PLASMA LAB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $31.91 | $86.00 | $4.81–$86.00 | 63% |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Assay of serum sodium+1 more line at this price File of Sep 11, 2026 · source file | $34.15 | $64.43 | — | 47% |
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CA · (760) 379-2681 Blood sodium level File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $37.59 | $179.00 | $5.03–$179.00 | 79% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 ASSAY OF SERUM SODIUM source file | $41.58 | $59.40 | $3.51–$126.00 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $11.75, median $34.15, highest $41.58 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $33.02. 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 4 of 4 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 sodium test measures the level of sodium in the blood. It is used for confusion, weakness, dehydration and for people on diuretics or with heart, kidney or liver disease.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.