Prenatal blood panel cost in California

In California, 110 hospitals publish a cash price for obstetric blood test panel: from $20.18 to $1,043.25, with a median of $229.50. The lowest price is at Orchard Hospital (Gridley). The highest price is 51.7× the lowest.

• The median here, $229.50, is 17% above the US median of $196.08.
• That is 4.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($47.81).
• California ranks 28th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
• 35 of 110 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 80055. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map