Testosterone test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for testosterone blood test, total (not free testosterone): from $7.70 to $79.50, with a median of $40.04. The lowest listed price is at UC San Diego Medical Center — $32.34 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $40.04 at 176 hospitals.
- The median here, $40.04, is 59% below the US median of $98.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($25.81).
- San Diego, CA ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 84403, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Medical Center lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Testosterone (hormone) level total female or child File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.70 | $14.00 | $1.68–$81.76 | 45% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Testosterone Female/Children LC-MS/ File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.68 | $26.13 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Testosterone Female/Children LC-MS/ File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.68 | $26.13 | — | 40% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN TESTO FR TOT,TESTO TOT LC1+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $149.05 | $7.74–$149.05 | 83% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Testosterone; free File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $27.32 | $45.54 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Testosterone; free File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $27.32 | $45.54 | — | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $40.04 | $77.00 | $18.00–$55.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $40.04 | $77.00 | $18.00–$55.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $40.04 | $77.00 | $18.00–$55.00 | 48% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $79.50 | $106.00 | $1.10–$84.80 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $79.50 | $106.00 | $29.68–$84.80 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $79.50 | $106.00 | $1.10–$333.44 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL TESTOSTERONE - TESTOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $79.50 | $106.00 | $31.48–$280.00 | 25% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Testosterone (Hormone) Level File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $138.05 | $251.00 | $25.81–$338.85 | 45% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Testosterone Level File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.08 | $308.46 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Testosterone Level File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.08 | $308.46 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $7.70, median $40.04, highest $79.50 — a 10.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $40.04. 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 testosterone test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Testosterone test explained.
15 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84403 ($77.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL | $1.50 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, 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 |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CATestosterone (hormone) level total male | $3.30 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CATestosterone Adult Male (A70130) | $3.60 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CATestosterone Adult Male (A70130) | $3.60 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL BY LCM | $4.13 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL BY LCM | $4.13 | 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 |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CATestosterone (hormone) level total female | $6.60 | file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CARs Testosterone Total | $7.50 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CATestosterone; total | $7.60 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CATestosterone; total | $7.60 | file |