Mumps immunity test cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for mumps immunity blood test: from $6.31 to $111.30, with a median of $27.99. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $21.68 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $19.43 at 175 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 86735, 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 Jun 11, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 H-MUMPS IGG AB 8138 | $6.31 | $17.00 | $8.50–$37.49 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CA · (760) 379-2681 Analysis for antibody to mumps virus | $22.58 | $107.50 | $8.60–$107.50 | 79% | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 H-MUMPS IGG AB 8138 | $33.40 | $91.00 | $13.05–$91.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO MUMPS VIRUS | $111.30 | $159.00 | $11.59–$126.00 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.31, median $27.99, highest $111.30 — a 17.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $19.86. 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 4 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 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 mumps antibody test shows whether you are immune to mumps. It is often ordered with measles and rubella tests for school, work or travel when vaccine records are missing.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86735 ($58.50). 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.
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-MUMPS 50390 | $1.84 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-MUMPS 50390 | $1.86 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-MUMPS IGM 99589 | $3.67 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-MUMPS IGM 99589 | $3.71 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-Q-MUMPS VRS AB IGM CSF | $4.88 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-Q-MUMPS VRS AB IGM CSF | $4.94 | file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CAMumps antibody | $5.09 | file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CAMumps igg (8624) | $5.09 | file |