CA-125 test cost in Santa Cruz, CA
In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CA-125 blood test (ovarian cancer marker): from $273.00 to $273.00, with a median of $273.00. Across California, the median is $137.80 at 168 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86304, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 477-2200 HCHG CORE CA 125 | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $273.00, median $273.00, highest $273.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $273.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
CA-125 is a protein that can be high in ovarian cancer. The test is used to evaluate some pelvic masses and to follow treatment.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86304 ($122.50). 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.
| Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CARL-A-CA125 80462 | $4.95 | file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAQ29256 CA 125 IA | $6.00 | file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAIMMUNOASSAY TUMOR CA 125 | $6.00 | file |