Zinc test cost in Santa Maria, CA — inpatient
In Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for zinc blood test as an inpatient: from $7.80 to $7.80, with a median of $7.80. Across California, the median is $13.92 at 128 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84630, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-ZINC WB 2009373 | $7.80 | $18.22 | $11.48–$17.86 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-ZN RBC 3003758 | $19.69 | $46.00 | $28.98–$45.08 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $7.80, median $7.80, highest $7.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84630 ($52.00). 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.
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CARL-A-ZINC 20097 | $2.14 | file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CARL-A-ZINC WHOLE BLOOD | $4.37 | file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CARL-A-HYMET 6 25055F | $4.96 | file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CARL-A-ZINC U 20462 | $5.09 | file |