Blood type test cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for blood type test, ABO group only (Rh factor is a separate test) as an inpatient: from $7.75 to $261.52, with a median of $228.76. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $221.01 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $170.00 at 102 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 86900, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC BCP ABO/RH 1OF2 | $7.75 | $31.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC LS005 VIT ABO/RH 1OF 2 | $8.25 | $33.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC BLOOD TYPING, ABO | $94.75 | $379.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 HC Abo Typing | $196.00 | $490.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Abo Typing | $196.00 | $490.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC ABO | $261.52 | $467.00 | $137.00–$430.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC ABO | $261.52 | $467.00 | $137.00–$430.00 | 44% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $7.75, median $228.76, highest $261.52 — a 33.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $196.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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
This test finds your ABO blood group: A, B, AB or O. It is done before transfusions or surgery, during pregnancy, and sometimes just so a person knows their blood type.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the ABO grouping only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and the Rh factor (86901) and antibody screen (86850) are separate codes.