Kidney function panel cost in California

In California, 198 hospitals publish a cash price for kidney function blood test panel: from $15.43 to $2,602.06, with a median of $142.24. The lowest price is at St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital (Camarillo). The highest price is 168.6× the lowest.

• The median here, $142.24, is 45% above the US median of $98.06.
• That is 16.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.68).
• California ranks 41st of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 60 of 198 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 80069. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map