Lab tests CPT 85384 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Fibrinogen test cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for fibrinogen blood test as an inpatient: from $26.99 to $179.47, with a median of $118.50. The lowest listed price is at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego and 4 other hospitals — $91.51 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $144.04 at 199 hospitals.

Cash prices at 17 facilities across 10 cities for code 85384, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

Lowest$26.99Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego + 4 more
Median$118.50half pay less
Highest$179.47in this market
Difference6.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

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Lowest $26.99Highest $195.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Teg,Fibrinogen,Activity $26.99 $107.96 $8.64–$86.37 75% Mar 30, 2026
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Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla lowest La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Teg,Fibrinogen,Activity $26.99 $107.96 $8.64–$86.37 75% Mar 30, 2026
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Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas lowest Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Teg,Fibrinogen,Activity $26.99 $107.96 $8.64–$86.37 75% Mar 30, 2026
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Scripps Green Hospital lowest La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Teg,Fibrinogen,Activity $26.99 $107.96 $8.64–$86.37 75% Mar 30, 2026
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Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Teg,Fibrinogen,Activity $26.99 $107.96 $8.64–$86.37 75% Mar 30, 2026
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Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Fibrionogen Activiy Teg $43.20 $172.80 $9.72–$138.24 75% Mar 30, 2026
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Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Fibrionogen Activiy Teg $43.20 $172.80 $9.72–$138.24 75% Mar 30, 2026
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Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Fibrionogen Activiy Teg $43.20 $172.80 $9.72–$138.24 75% Mar 30, 2026
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Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Fibrionogen Activiy Teg $43.20 $172.80 $9.72–$138.24 75% Mar 30, 2026
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Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Fibrionogen Activiy Teg $43.20 $172.80 $9.72–$138.24 75% Mar 30, 2026
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Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Fibrinogen $63.97 $106.61 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Fibrinogen $63.97 $106.61 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Fibrinogen (Factor 1) Activity Measurement $73.70 $134.00 $9.72–$180.90 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Fibrinogen, Quant $118.50 $158.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Fibrinogen Act 305 $118.50 $158.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY $144.04 $277.00 $7.00–$20.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY $144.04 $277.00 $7.00–$20.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY $144.04 $277.00 $7.00–$20.00 48% —
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Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY - FIBRINOGENQUANTITATIVE $172.50 $230.00 $68.31–$188.60 25% —
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY - FIBRINOGENQUANTITATIVE $172.50 $230.00 $34.50–$225.40 25% —
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY - FIBRINOGENQUANTITATIVE $172.50 $230.00 $32.20–$207.00 25% —
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Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY - FIBRINOGENQUANTITATIVE $172.50 $230.00 $34.50–$225.40 25% —
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Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Fibrinogen Level $179.47 $299.12 $209.38–$233.01 40% May 29, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Fibrinogen Quantitative $182.25 $243.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Teg Fibrinogn Kinetics $182.25 $243.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu-Fibrinogen $195.00 $260.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $26.99, median $118.50, highest $179.47 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $96.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 fibrinogen test measures a clotting protein. It is used for unexplained bleeding, before some surgeries and in severe illness to check clotting.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.