Uric acid test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Uric acid blood test: from $4.00 to $308.39, with a median of $61.20. The lowest listed price is at Montclair Hospital Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $57.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $61.20 at 103 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 84550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA Hc Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood | $4.00 | $191.25 | $4.29–$191.25 | 98% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA Hc Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood | $4.00 | $191.25 | $4.29–$191.25 | 98% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA URIC ACID | $4.00 | $110.00 | $4.47–$110.00 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA Uric Acid LC | $5.44 | $7.25 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $29.12 | $56.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $29.12 | $56.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $29.12 | $56.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA Uric Acid | $36.00 | $48.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC URIC ACID | $61.20 | $136.00 | $3.66–$115.60 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC URIC ACID | $61.20 | $136.00 | $4.52–$108.80 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC URIC ACID | $61.20 | $136.00 | $3.66–$122.40 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC URIC ACID | $61.20 | $136.00 | $4.52–$102.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM | $71.52 | $149.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB | $71.52 | $149.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA Sodium Level | $81.00 | $108.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA Uric acid level, blood | $185.00 | $294.00 | $3.62–$540.23 | 37% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Uric Acid | $189.62 | $189.62 | $3.21–$189.62 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Uric Acid | $189.62 | $189.62 | $3.21–$189.62 | — | — source file |
| Hospital of Barstow INC Barstow, CA Uric acid level, blood | $308.39 | $513.98 | $5.18–$411.18 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.00, median $61.20, highest $308.39 — a 77.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $61.20. 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 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 uric acid test measures uric acid in the blood. It is used to diagnose and monitor gout, to look into kidney stones and to watch levels during some cancer treatments.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.