Uric acid test cost in San Francisco, CA — inpatient
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test as an inpatient: from $17.88 to $148.80, with a median of $67.20. The lowest listed price is at Hayward Sisters Hospital — $49.32 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $61.20 at 103 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 11 cities for code 84550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Sisters Hospital lowest Hayward, CA LC-URIC ACID LEVELBLOOD | $17.88 | $59.59 | $41.71–$45.88 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA URICACIDSERUM | $63.00 | $210.00 | $147.00–$161.70 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $67.20 | $120.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $67.20 | $120.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $67.20 | $120.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $67.20 | $120.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $67.20 | $120.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $67.20 | $120.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $67.20 | $120.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $67.20 | $120.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $67.20 | $120.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA HC Uric Acid Serum/Pl | $148.80 | $372.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $17.88, median $67.20, highest $148.80 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $67.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.