Lab tests CPT 86735 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Mumps immunity test cost in El Centro, CA — inpatient

In El Centro, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for mumps immunity blood test as an inpatient: from $5.88 to $5.88, with a median of $5.88. Across California, the median is $19.43 at 175 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86735, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$5.88Pioneers Memorial Hospital
Median$5.88half pay less
Highest$5.88in this market
Difference1.0×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 El Centro, CA.

median
Lowest $5.88Highest $5.88

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Pioneers Memorial Hospital lowest Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Mumps Virus Ab (IgM) QST $5.88 $16.81 $5.88–$102.45 65% —
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Pioneers Memorial Hospital lowest Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Mumps Virus Ab (IgM) QSTS $5.88 $16.81 $5.88–$102.45 65% —
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Inpatient: lowest $5.88, median $5.88, highest $5.88.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.

2 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.

Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CAMumps Virus Ab (IgG) QST $5.79 file
Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CAMumps Virus Ab (IgG) QSTS $5.79 file