DHEA-S test cost in California

In California, 129 hospitals publish a cash price for DHEA sulfate (DHEA-S) blood test: from $8.76 to $225.70, with a median of $101.00. The lowest price is at Pioneers Memorial Hospital (Brawley). The highest price is 25.8× the lowest.

• The median here, $101.00, is 3% below the US median of $103.98.
• That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($22.23).
• California ranks 22nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 45 of 129 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 82627. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map