Fibrinogen test cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for fibrinogen blood test: from $56.00 to $1,262.25, with a median of $174.72. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $118.72 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $144.04 at 199 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 cities for code 85384, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC FIBRINOGEN ASSAY | $56.00 | $224.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Fibrinogen Activity | $132.50 | $265.00 | $128.76 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY | $174.72 | $312.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY | $174.72 | $312.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Labpteg Fibrinogen Activity | $280.00 | $700.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Labpctegm Fibrinogen Activity | $280.00 | $700.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 HC Fibrinogen Semiquan | $280.00 | $700.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Labaclfib Fibrinogen | $282.00 | $564.00 | $274.05 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Labpctegl Fibrinogen Activity | $323.00 | $646.00 | $313.89 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Fibrinogen Semiquan | $350.00 | $700.00 | $340.13 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Labpteg Fibrinogen Act | $350.00 | $700.00 | $340.13 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Labpctegm Fibrinogen Activity | $350.00 | $700.00 | $340.13 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Los Gatos, CA · (408) 559-2011 FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY | $1,262.25 | $1,262.25 | $189.34–$1,262.25 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $56.00, median $174.72, highest $1,262.25 — a 22.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $174.72. 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 0 of 4 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 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.