PTH test cost in California

In California, 196 hospitals publish a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $16.28 to $639.00, with a median of $110.00. The lowest price is at Banner Lassen Medical Center (Susanville). The highest price is 39.3× the lowest.

• The median here, $110.00, is 35% below the US median of $168.28.
• That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($41.28).
• California ranks 7th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 63 of 196 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 83970. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map