Zinc test cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for zinc blood test as an inpatient: from $6.01 to $81.12, with a median of $81.12. The lowest listed price is at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian — $75.11 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $19.44 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 84630, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian lowest Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Zinc Serum | $6.01 | $9.24 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB ZINC | $9.30 | $14.31 | $13,270.00–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB ZINC | $10.47 | $16.11 | $7,175.00–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ASSAY OF ZINC CDM | $13.92 | $29.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ASSAY OF ZINC CDM | $13.92 | $29.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ASSAY OF ZINC CDM | $13.92 | $29.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB ASSAY OF ZINC | $17.20 | $43.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Assay of Zinc | $29.25 | $45.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 ASSAY OF ZINC | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 ASSAY OF ZINC | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 ASSAY OF ZINC | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA ASSAY OF ZINC | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 ASSAY OF ZINC | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 ASSAY OF ZINC | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 ASSAY OF ZINC | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 ASSAY OF ZINC | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 ASSAY OF ZINC | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $6.01, median $81.12, highest $81.12 — a 13.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $13.92 — 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
A zinc test measures zinc in the blood. It is used when a deficiency is suspected, for example after weight-loss surgery or with long-term diarrhea.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84630 ($47.78). 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 - Placentia Linda Orange, CAZINC/2 | $1.71 | file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CAZINC/2 | $1.71 | file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CAZINC/2 | $1.71 | file |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CAZINC/2 | $1.71 | file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CAHB LAB ARUP ASSAY OF ZINC | $4.40 | file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CAHC ASSAY OF ZINC LAB | $4.74 | file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC ASSAY OF ZINC LAB | $4.74 | file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC ASSAY OF ZINC LAB | $4.74 | file |