Therapeutic phlebotomy cost in San Francisco, CA — inpatient
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic phlebotomy (removing blood as treatment) as an inpatient: from $174.40 to $492.80, with a median of $492.80. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley — $318.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $343.00 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 10 cities for code 99195, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley lowest Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Phlebotomy, Therapeutic | $174.40 | $436.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC SEPARATE PROCEDURE | $492.80 | $880.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC SEPARATE PROCEDURE | $492.80 | $880.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC SEPARATE PROCEDURE | $492.80 | $880.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC SEPARATE PROCEDURE | $492.80 | $880.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC SEPARATE PROCEDURE | $492.80 | $880.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC SEPARATE PROCEDURE | $492.80 | $880.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC SEPARATE PROCEDURE | $492.80 | $880.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC SEPARATE PROCEDURE | $492.80 | $880.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC SEPARATE PROCEDURE | $492.80 | $880.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $174.40, median $492.80, highest $492.80 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $492.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
Therapeutic phlebotomy removes a unit of blood to treat conditions with too much iron or too many red blood cells, such as hemochromatosis and polycythemia vera.
What the price covers
The price is for one session.