Free testosterone test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for free testosterone test: from $15.00 to $118.04, with a median of $20.19. The lowest listed price is at Grossmont Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $5.19 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $43.12 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 84402, 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 Sep 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grossmont Hospital lowest La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC TESTOSTERONE FREE BY LCMS | $15.00 | $20.00 | $3.00–$19.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center lowest Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC TESTOSTERONE FREE BY LCMS | $15.00 | $20.00 | $1.15–$95.43 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC TESTOSTERONE FREE BY LCMS | $15.00 | $20.00 | $1.00–$725.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center lowest Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC TESTOSTERONE FREE BY LCMS | $15.00 | $20.00 | $1.10–$18.00 | 25% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Testosterone (hormone) level female or child | $20.19 | $36.70 | $4.40–$81.19 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN TESTO FR TOT, TESTO FR LC1 | $25.00 | $147.09 | $12.87–$147.09 | 83% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 TESTOSTERONE FREE | $25.00 | $127.35 | $12.87–$147.09 | 80% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 TESTOSTERONE FREE ARUP 0081059 | $25.00 | $42.90 | $12.87–$147.09 | 42% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Testosterone (hormone) level free | $27.43 | $49.88 | $5.99–$81.19 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE FREE | $118.04 | $227.00 | $17.00–$50.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE FREE | $118.04 | $227.00 | $17.00–$50.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE FREE | $118.04 | $227.00 | $17.00–$50.00 | 48% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.00, median $20.19, highest $118.04 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $17.60. 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
The free testosterone test measures testosterone not bound to proteins. It is used when total testosterone (84403) is borderline or protein levels are abnormal.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
9 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84402 ($82.55). 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.
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CAHC TESTOSTERONE FREE BIOAV | $1.50 | file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC TESTOSTERONE FREE BIOAV | $1.50 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC TESTOSTERONE FREE BIOAV | $1.50 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC TESTOSTERONE FREE BIOAV | $1.50 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE TOTAL FREE | $5.63 | file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE TOTAL FREE | $5.63 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE TOTAL FREE | $5.63 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CAHC ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE TOTAL FREE | $5.63 | file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CATestosterone (hormone) level free adult male | $5.91 | file |