Testosterone test cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Testosterone blood test, total (not free testosterone) as an inpatient: from $16.75 to $123.20, with a median of $98.00. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $81.25 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $52.38 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 84403, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA HC TESTOSTERONE TOTAL | $16.75 | $67.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE TOTAL | $98.00 | $175.00 | $24.00–$75.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA ASSAY OF TESTOSTERONE TOTAL | $98.00 | $175.00 | $24.00–$75.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA Tesftp Testosterone Total | $123.20 | $308.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA HC Testosterone Total | $123.20 | $308.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA HC Testosterone (Tes) Total | $123.20 | $308.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $16.75, median $98.00, highest $123.20 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $98.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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).
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CAHC 7031 Testosterone Total | $1.33 | file |