Testosterone test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for testosterone blood test, total (not free testosterone): from $25.00 to $138.05, with a median of $79.50. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $54.50 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $52.38 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 84403, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 TESTOSTERONE TOT | $25.00 | $149.05 | $7.74–$149.05 | 83% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN TESTO FR TOT,TESTO TOT LC1 | $25.00 | $149.05 | $7.74–$149.05 | 83% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 TESTOSTERONE FREE AND TOTAL | $25.00 | $25.81 | $7.74–$149.05 | 3% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE TOTAL | $40.04 | $77.00 | $18.00–$55.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE TOTAL | $40.04 | $77.00 | $18.00–$55.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE TOTAL | $40.04 | $77.00 | $18.00–$55.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE | $79.50 | $106.00 | $1.10–$333.44 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE | $79.50 | $106.00 | $29.68–$84.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE | $79.50 | $106.00 | $1.10–$84.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE | $79.50 | $106.00 | $31.48–$280.00 | 25% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Testosterone (Hormone) Level | $138.05 | $251.00 | $25.81–$338.85 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $25.00, median $79.50, highest $138.05 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $79.50. 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 9 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
This blood test measures total testosterone, including the part bound to proteins. It is used to check for low testosterone in men, to look into symptoms such as irregular periods or excess hair growth in women, and to monitor hormone therapy.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the total testosterone test only. The blood draw is billed separately, and free testosterone is a different test (84402).
11 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84403 ($93.70). 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.
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL | $1.50 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL | $1.50 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL | $1.50 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CAHC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL | $1.50 | file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CATestosterone (hormone) level total male | $3.30 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CAHC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL BY LCM | $4.13 | file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL BY LCM | $4.13 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL BY LCM | $4.13 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL BY LCM | $4.13 | file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CATestosterone (hormone) level total female | $6.60 | file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CATestosterone (hormone) level total female or child | $7.70 | file |