Lab tests CPT 85027 Outpatient

CBC without differential cost in Santa Maria, CA

In Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for complete blood count (CBC), no differential: from $7.71 to $7.71, with a median of $7.71. Across California, the median is $75.92 at 163 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85027, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$7.71Dignity Health
Median$7.71half pay less
Highest$7.71in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 CBC AUTO W/O DIFF $7.71 $18.00 $6.47–$18.00 57% Feb 28, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $7.71, median $7.71, highest $7.71.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $92.45. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 complete blood count (CBC) without differential measures red blood cells, white blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelets, but does not break down the white blood cells by type. It is used to check for anemia and blood cell problems.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the automated count. The blood draw is often billed separately.