Sleep study cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for sleep study in a lab (polysomnography): from $4,888.80 to $4,888.80, with a median of $4,888.80. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro and 9 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $4,888.80 at 66 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,888.80, is 66% above the US median of $2,948.75.
- That is 5.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($877.34).
- San Francisco, CA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 10 cities for code 95810, 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 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 POLYSOM 6/>YRS SLEEP 4/> ADDL PARAM ATTND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,888.80 | $8,730.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 POLYSOM 6/>YRS SLEEP 4/> ADDL PARAM ATTND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,888.80 | $8,730.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 POLYSOM 6/>YRS SLEEP 4/> ADDL PARAM ATTND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,888.80 | $8,730.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 POLYSOM 6/>YRS SLEEP 4/> ADDL PARAM ATTND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,888.80 | $8,730.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus lowest Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 POLYSOM 6/>YRS SLEEP 4/> ADDL PARAM ATTND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,888.80 | $8,730.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 POLYSOM 6/>YRS SLEEP 4/> ADDL PARAM ATTND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,888.80 | $8,730.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 POLYSOM 6/>YRS SLEEP 4/> ADDL PARAM ATTND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,888.80 | $8,730.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 POLYSOM 6/>YRS SLEEP 4/> ADDL PARAM ATTND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,888.80 | $8,730.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 POLYSOM 6/>YRS SLEEP 4/> ADDL PARAM ATTND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,888.80 | $8,730.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 POLYSOM 6/>YRS SLEEP 4/> ADDL PARAM ATTND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,888.80 | $8,730.00 | — | 44% |
Outpatient: lowest $4,888.80, median $4,888.80, highest $4,888.80.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $4,888.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What sleep study is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sleep study explained.