Calprotectin test cost in California

In California, 149 hospitals publish a cash price for fecal calprotectin (stool inflammation test): from $14.84 to $400.00, with a median of $72.80. The lowest price is at Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) and 4 other hospitals. The highest price is 27.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $72.80, is 52% below the US median of $152.05.
• That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($19.63).
• California ranks 5th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 24 of 149 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 83993. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map