Lab tests CPT 84484 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Troponin test cost in Sacramento, CA — inpatient

In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for troponin test, quantitative as an inpatient: from $136.04 to $463.00, with a median of $285.60. The lowest listed price is at Mercy General Hospital — $149.56 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $181.06 at 212 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 84484, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$136.04Mercy General Hospital
Median$285.60half pay less
Highest$463.00in this market
Difference3.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.

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Lowest $136.04Highest $463.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy General Hospital lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 TROPONIN QN $136.04 $624.00 $449.28–$499.20 78% Feb 28, 2026
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Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 TROPONIN QN $170.98 $624.00 $68.64–$574.08 73% Feb 28, 2026
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Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 TROPONIN QN $170.98 $624.00 $68.64–$517.92 73% Feb 28, 2026
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Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 TROPONIN QN $179.72 $624.00 $468.00–$517.92 71% Feb 28, 2026
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Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 TROPONIN QN $242.74 $624.00 $68.64–$511.68 61% Feb 28, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE $285.60 $510.00 $11.00–$35.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE $285.60 $510.00 $11.00–$35.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE $285.60 $510.00 $11.00–$35.00 44% —
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Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANT $463.00 $463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Center For Psychiatry Sacramento, CA · (916) 386-3000 HCHG CORE ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANT $463.00 $463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Center For Psychiatry Sacramento, CA · (916) 386-3000 HCHG ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANT $463.00 $463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANT $463.00 $463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANT $463.00 $463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANT $463.00 $463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANT $463.00 $463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANT $463.00 $463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANT $463.00 $463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG CORE ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANT $463.00 $463.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $136.04, median $285.60, highest $463.00 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $285.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 8 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

A troponin test measures a heart muscle protein that leaks into the blood when the heart is damaged. It is the key blood test for a heart attack and is usually repeated a few hours apart in the emergency department.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.

5 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84484 ($107.41). 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.

Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-TROPONIN T $1.95 file
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-TROPONIN T $2.45 file
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-TROPONIN T $2.45 file
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-TROPONIN T $2.57 file
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-TROPONIN T $3.47 file