AST liver test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $4.75 to $348.00, with a median of $39.55. The lowest listed price is at Mountains Community Hospital — $34.80 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $45.36 at 215 hospitals.
- The median here, $39.55, is about the same as the US median of $39.09.
- That is 7.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- Riverside, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 19 cities for code 84450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountains Community Hospital lowest Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 AST File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $4.75 | $11.88 | $5.35–$10.10 | 60% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 SGOT (AST) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5.00 | $103.00 | $5.06–$103.00 | 95% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5.00 | $149.00 | $4.92–$149.00 | 97% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5.00 | $149.00 | $4.92–$149.00 | 97% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 RL-A-FIBRO V 2005661A File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $5.60 | $17.00 | $4.25–$31.65 | 67% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $5.73 | $28.66 | $4.92–$28.66 | 80% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 RL-A-FIBRO V 2005661A File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $6.62 | $17.00 | $3.40–$31.65 | 61% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 RL-A-FIBRO NAFL 2012521A File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $10.14 | $30.80 | $4.51–$31.65 | 67% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 RL-A-FIBRO NAFL 2012521A File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $11.98 | $30.80 | $5.18–$31.65 | 61% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 AST/SGOT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $14.82 | $45.00 | $4.51–$45.00 | 67% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 AST/SGOT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $21.78 | $56.00 | $5.18–$56.00 | 61% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 AST (SGOT) File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $35.00 | $3.17–$49.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC AST INDIVIDUAL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $44.10 | $98.00 | $4.19–$88.20 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC AST+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $44.10 | $98.00 | $4.19–$83.30 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC AST INDIVIDUAL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $44.10 | $98.00 | $5.18–$73.50 | 55% |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Liver enzyme (SGOT), level File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $69.39 | $115.65 | $5.94–$92.52 | 40% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Aspartate aminotransferase File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $91.50 | $122.00 | — | 25% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO (AST) (SGOT) - AST (SGOT) File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $121.00 | $121.00 | $4.41–$87.73 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 LAB TRANSAMIMASE GOT File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $121.00 | $121.00 | $4.41–$121.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 LAB TRANSAMIMASE GOT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $121.00 | $121.00 | $4.41–$121.00 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC SGOT (AST) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $141.60 | $295.00 | — | 52% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Transferase,Aspartate Ast Sgot+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $175.20 | $175.20 | $3.53–$175.20 | — |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Liver enzyme (SGOT), level File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $292.00 | $4.14–$536.55 | 37% |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 Transferase; aspartate amino (AST) (SGOT) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $348.00 | $348.00 | $5.18–$313.20 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $4.75, median $39.55, highest $348.00 — a 73.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $44.10. 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 13 of 22 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 AST liver test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: AST liver test explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84450 ($41.40). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CALiver enzyme (SGOT), level | $1.20 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Sgot (Ast) | $2.56 | file |