Sodium test cost in Stockton, CA — inpatient
In Stockton-Lodi, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for sodium blood test as an inpatient: from $23.42 to $154.35, with a median of $113.60. The lowest listed price is at St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center — $90.18 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $65.52 at 208 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 84295, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center lowest Stockton, CA SODIUM SERUM/BLD/PLASMA | $23.42 | $41.00 | $20.50–$31.57 | 43% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CA SOD SERUM/BLD/PLASMA LAB | $55.96 | $98.00 | $49.00–$75.46 | 43% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca, CA · (209) 825-3700 SODIUM SERUM PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $95.20 | $170.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Tracy, CA · (209) 835-1500 HCHG SODIUM | $132.00 | $132.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton, CA · (209) 943-2000 SODIUM SERUM/BLD/PLASMA | $154.35 | $525.00 | $378.00–$430.50 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $23.42, median $113.60, highest $154.35 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $95.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.