ALT liver test cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 28 hospitals list a cash price for ALT (alanine aminotransferase) liver enzyme test as an inpatient: from $14.80 to $379.02, with a median of $29.43. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health - Placentia Linda and 3 other hospitals — $14.63 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $43.12 at 103 hospitals.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 19 cities for code 84460, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 TRANSAMINASE-SGPT (ALT) | $14.80 | $37.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 TRANSAMINASE-SGPT (ALT) | $14.80 | $37.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $14.80 | $37.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 TRANSAMINASE-SGPT (ALT) | $14.80 | $37.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $21.32 | $41.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC SGPT (ALT) | $21.60 | $45.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Alanine Amino (Alt) (Sgpt) | $37.25 | $37.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $37.80 | $108.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC SGPT (ALT) | $37.80 | $108.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Sgpt (Alt) | $53.01 | $81.56 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC SGPT (ALT) | $57.40 | $164.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $57.40 | $164.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC SGPT (ALT) | $61.92 | $129.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 TRANSAMINASE-SGPT (ALT) | $62.00 | $155.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC SGPT (ALT) | $64.75 | $185.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $64.75 | $185.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC SGPT (ALT) | $74.88 | $156.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Alanine Amino (Alt) (Sgpt) | $80.25 | $80.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC SGPT (ALT) | $81.90 | $234.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC SGPT (ALT) | $109.20 | $312.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $109.20 | $312.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC SGPT (ALT) | $109.20 | $312.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $109.20 | $312.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB LAB SGPT SE ER | $269.58 | $414.74 | $7,175.00–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB LAB SGPT SE ER | $379.02 | $583.10 | $13,270.00–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $14.80, median $29.43, highest $379.02 — a 25.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 31 facilities here, median $21.32 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 11 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 it is
ALT is a liver enzyme. A high level in the blood is a sign of liver cell injury from causes such as fatty liver, hepatitis, alcohol or medicines.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84460 ($36.74). 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.
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CATRANSAMINASE-SGPT (ALT)/2 | $1.94 | file |