Homocysteine test cost in California

In California, 176 hospitals publish a cash price for homocysteine blood test: from $12.53 to $442.00, with a median of $76.11. The lowest price is at Palomar Medical Center Escondido (Escondido) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 35.3× the lowest.

• The median here, $76.11, is 28% below the US median of $106.02.
• That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($17.92).
• California ranks 9th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 59 of 176 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 83090. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map