hCG blood pregnancy test cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for hCG pregnancy hormone blood test, quantitative (measures the level): from $101.35 to $395.00, with a median of $248.02. The lowest listed price is at Mercy General Hospital — $146.67 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $178.85 at 221 hospitals.
- The median here, $248.02, is 175% above the US median of $90.31.
- That is 16.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($15.05).
- Sacramento, CA ranks 4th of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 84702, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 19, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 HCG PREG QN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $101.35 | $549.00 | $13.24–$494.10 | 82% |
| Marshall Medical Center Placerville, CA · (530) 622-1441 HC GONADOTROPIN, CHORIONIC (HCG); QUANT File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $122.39 | $214.84 | $15.05–$193.36 | 43% |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 HCG PREG QN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $123.66 | $549.00 | $13.24–$494.10 | 77% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 HCG PREG QN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $132.88 | $549.00 | $13.24–$472.94 | 76% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 HCG PREG QN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $138.91 | $549.00 | $13.24–$549.00 | 75% |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC (REPRODUCTIVE HORMONE) LEVEL File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $156.60 | $156.60 | $8.62–$536.00 | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 HCG PREG QN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $204.84 | $549.00 | $13.24–$494.10 | 63% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 GONADOTROPIN CHORIONIC QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $291.20 | $520.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 GONADOTROPIN CHORIONIC QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $291.20 | $520.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 GONADOTROPIN CHORIONIC QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $291.20 | $520.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG PREGNANCY TEST QUANTITATIVE BLOOD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $392.00 | $392.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG BETA HCG QUANTITATIVE+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $395.00 | $395.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE BETA HCG QUAN+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $395.00 | $395.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE BETA HCG QUAN+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $395.00 | $395.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE BETA HCG QUAN+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $395.00 | $395.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $101.35, median $248.02, highest $395.00 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $291.20. 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 7 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 none is it 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 hCG blood pregnancy test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: hCG blood pregnancy test explained.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84702 ($76.20). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-BHCG TM 70029 | $2.59 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-BHCG TM 70029 | $3.16 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-BHCG TM 70029 | $3.39 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-BHCG TM 70029 | $3.55 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-BHCG TM 70029 | $5.23 | file |