Zinc test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for zinc blood test: from $3.81 to $185.00, with a median of $11.00. The lowest listed price is at St Bernardine Medical Center — $7.19 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $11.00 at 159 hospitals.
- The median here, $11.00, is 80% below the US median of $54.00.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($11.39).
- Riverside, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 23 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 18 cities for code 84630, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernardine Medical Center lowest San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 RL-A-HYMET 6 25055F File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $3.81 | $11.57 | $2.90–$72.60 | 67% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 RL-A-ZINC U 20462 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $3.92 | $11.89 | $2.98–$72.60 | 67% |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 ZINC BLOOD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4.28 | $4.28 | $0.64–$3.85 | — |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 RL-A-HYMET 6 25055F File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $4.50 | $11.57 | $2.32–$72.60 | 61% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 RL-A-ZINC U 20462 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $4.63 | $11.89 | $2.38–$72.60 | 61% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ASSAY OF ZINC LAB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4.74 | $9.87 | — | 52% |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Zinc level File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $5.97 | $9.95 | $1.13–$16.66 | 40% |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 ZINC - LC File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $7.00 | $7.00 | $3.15–$23.17 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 ZINC - LC File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $7.00 | $7.00 | $3.15–$23.17 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Zinc+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $8.32 | $8.32 | $6.24–$14.06 | — |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Zinc, Whole Blood LC+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $8.76 | $11.68 | — | 25% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC ASSAY OF ZINC - ZINC+1 more line at this price File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $9.24 | $9.24 | $5.48–$15.95 | — |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Assay Of Zinc File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $205.00 | $10.82–$205.00 | 95% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 ZINC LC+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $37.59 | $11.28–$37.59 | 71% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Assay Of Zinc File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $205.00 | $10.82–$205.00 | 95% |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 ZINC URINE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $11.00 | $1.65–$9.90 | — |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 ZINC, PLASMA File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $11.60 | $29.00 | $13.05–$24.65 | 60% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM ZINC File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $12.17 | $12.17 | $2.20–$108.16 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM ZINC File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $12.17 | $12.17 | $2.43–$115.21 | — |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM ZINC File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $12.17 | $12.17 | $2.43–$117.58 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ASSAY OF ZINC CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.92 | $29.00 | — | 52% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ZINC - QST File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | $4.08–$49.00 | — |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ZINC File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | $4.32–$49.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 B-LAB ZINC SERUM File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $35.00 | $10.12–$37.71 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 B-LAB ZINC SERUM File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $35.00 | $10.12–$37.71 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM ZINC URINE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $35.72 | $35.72 | $6.47–$108.16 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM ZINC URINE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $35.72 | $35.72 | $7.14–$115.21 | — |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM ZINC URINE File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $35.72 | $35.72 | $7.14–$117.58 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Zinc Plasma+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $41.63 | $41.63 | $8.17–$41.63 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 ASSAY OF ZINC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 ASSAY OF ZINC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 ASSAY OF ZINC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 ASSAY OF ZINC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.12 | $156.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Zinc level File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $8.90 | $1.01–$201.00 | -1979% |
Outpatient: lowest $3.81, median $11.00, highest $185.00 — a 48.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $10.71. 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 16 of 21 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 zinc test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Zinc test explained.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84630 ($35.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-ZINC 20097 | $1.65 | file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-ZINC 20097 | $1.95 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC 945 - Zinc | $2.40 | file |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CAZinc level | $3.36 | file |