Lab tests CPT 86038 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

ANA test cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 19 hospitals list a cash price for antinuclear antibody (ANA) blood test, screen as an inpatient: from $6.97 to $234.15, with a median of $32.24. The lowest listed price is at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian — $25.27 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $40.60 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 19 facilities across 16 cities for code 86038, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$6.97Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Median$32.24half pay less
Highest$234.15in this market
Difference33.6×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

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Lowest $6.97Highest $234.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian lowest Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Antinuclear Ab - Analyzer Ana, Ifa W/Reflex Titer $6.97 $10.73 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Antinuclear Antibodies Ana # $19.62 $30.18 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA $32.24 $62.00 $8.00–$25.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA $32.24 $62.00 $8.00–$25.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA $32.24 $62.00 $8.00–$25.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA $32.24 $62.00 $8.00–$25.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA $32.24 $62.00 $8.00–$25.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA $32.24 $62.00 $8.00–$25.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA $32.24 $62.00 $8.00–$25.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA $32.24 $62.00 $8.00–$25.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA $32.24 $62.00 $8.00–$25.00 48% —
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UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA $38.40 $96.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES - ANA $41.30 $118.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES - ANA $41.30 $118.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Antinuclear Antibodies Dsf70 Ab $50.16 $77.17 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Antinuclear Ab(Ana) $59.00 $59.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Antinuclear Ab(Ana) $79.50 $79.50 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB ANA SCREEN $112.19 $172.61 $7,175.00–$9,712.00 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ANA SCREEN BODY FLUID $152.25 $435.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES - ANA $152.25 $435.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA LAB $152.25 $435.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA LAB $210.35 $601.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA LAB $210.35 $601.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA LAB $216.65 $619.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ANA SCREEN BODY FLUID $216.65 $619.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES - ANA $216.65 $619.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA LAB $234.15 $669.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES - ANA $234.15 $669.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $6.97, median $32.24, highest $234.15 — a 33.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $32.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 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 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

An ANA test looks for antibodies that target the body's own cell nuclei. It is used as a screening test when a doctor suspects an autoimmune condition such as lupus.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the ANA screen only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and a titer (86039) or tests for specific antibodies after a positive result each have their own charge.

19 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86038 ($67.60). 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.

UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CAANTINUCLEAR AB(ANA)/2 $0.98 file
UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CAANTINUCLEAR AB(ANA)/2 $0.98 file
UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CAANTINUCLEAR AB(ANA)/2 $1.13 file
UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CAANTINUCLEAR AB(ANA)/2 $1.13 file
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Antinuclear Antibodies $1.95 file
Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES $3.24 file
Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA LAB $3.24 file
Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES - ANA $3.24 file
St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA LAB $3.24 file
St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES - ANA $3.24 file
St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CAHC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES $3.24 file
St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CAHC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES ANA LAB $3.24 file
St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CAHC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES - ANA $3.24 file
St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES $3.24 file
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Antinuclear Ab - Lupus Panel 4 $4.51 file
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Antinuclear Antibodies - Ana $5.08 file
UCI Health-Orange Orange, CAHB LAB ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES (UCI ONLY) $5.55 file
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CAHB MISC LAB SPECIAL TEST $5.88 file
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Antinuclear Ab - Lupus Panel 3 $6.07 file