Mumps immunity test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for mumps immunity blood test: from $5.87 to $161.25, with a median of $14.75. The lowest listed price is at UC San Diego Medical Center — $8.88 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $19.43 at 175 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 86735, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Medical Center lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Analysis for antibody to mumps virus IGM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.87 | $10.67 | $1.28–$41.56 | 45% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN ENCEPH CSF, MUMPS AB LC1+6 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $13.00 | $17.49 | $3.92–$163.47 | 26% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC MENINPNL CSF MUMPS source file | $14.75 | $19.67 | $1.15–$625.89 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC MENINPNL CSF MUMPS source file | $14.75 | $19.67 | $5.51–$19.28 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC MENINPNL CSF MUMPS source file | $14.75 | $19.67 | $5.79–$15.74 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC MENINPNL CSF MUMPS source file | $14.75 | $19.67 | $1.00–$304.79 | 25% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Analysis For Antibody To Mumps Virus File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.70 | $34.00 | $4.08–$45.90 | 45% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC MUMPS - MUMPS IGG ANTIBODY source file | $33.00 | $44.00 | $0.52–$206.76 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC MUMPS - MUMPS IGG ANTIBODY source file | $33.00 | $44.00 | $1.00–$43.12 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC MUMPS - MUMPS IGG ANTIBODY source file | $33.00 | $44.00 | $1.00–$625.89 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC MUMPS - MUMPS IGG ANTIBODY source file | $33.00 | $44.00 | $1.00–$3,999.21 | 25% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ANTIBODY MUMPS source file | $100.88 | $194.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ANTIBODY MUMPS source file | $100.88 | $194.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 ANTIBODY MUMPS source file | $100.88 | $194.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Mumps Igg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $161.25 | $215.00 | — | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $5.87, median $14.75, highest $161.25 — a 27.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $14.75. 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 6 of 9 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 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.
6 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CAMumps Antibody IgG | $3.00 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CAMumps Antibody IgG | $3.00 | file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC MUMPS - MUMPS IGM ANTIBODY | $5.25 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CAHC MUMPS - MUMPS IGM ANTIBODY | $5.25 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC MUMPS - MUMPS IGM ANTIBODY | $5.25 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC MUMPS - MUMPS IGM ANTIBODY | $5.25 | file |