Insulin test cost in California

In California, 166 hospitals publish a cash price for insulin blood test: from $5.14 to $210.00, with a median of $36.29. The lowest price is at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital (Ridgecrest). The highest price is 40.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $36.29, is 41% below the US median of $61.71.
• That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($11.43).
• California ranks 5th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 55 of 166 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 83525. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map