Sodium test cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for sodium blood test: from $30.96 to $119.00, with a median of $95.20. The lowest listed price is at Mercy General Hospital — $64.24 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $65.52 at 208 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 84295, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 SODIUM SERUM/BLD/PLASMA | $30.96 | $142.00 | $3.51–$123.03 | 78% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 SODIUM SERUM/BLD/PLASMA | $38.91 | $142.00 | $3.51–$142.00 | 73% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 SODIUM SERUM/BLD/PLASMA | $38.91 | $142.00 | $3.51–$142.00 | 73% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 SODIUM SERUM/BLD/PLASMA | $40.90 | $142.00 | $3.51–$142.00 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 ASSAY OF SERUM SODIUM | $50.00 | $50.00 | $2.95–$536.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 SODIUM SERUM/BLD/PLASMA | $55.24 | $142.00 | $3.51–$130.64 | 61% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 SODIUM SERUM PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $95.20 | $170.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 SODIUM SERUM PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $95.20 | $170.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 SODIUM SERUM PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $95.20 | $170.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE SODIUM | $119.00 | $119.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE SODIUM | $119.00 | $119.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE SODIUM | $119.00 | $119.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG CORE SODIUM | $119.00 | $119.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG SODIUM | $132.00 | $132.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG SODIUM | $132.00 | $132.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG POCT SODIUM | $132.00 | $132.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG SODIUM | $132.00 | $132.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG POCT SODIUM | $132.00 | $132.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG SODIUM | $132.00 | $132.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG POCT SODIUM | $132.00 | $132.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $30.96, median $95.20, highest $119.00 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $95.20. 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 6 of 9 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.