PSA test cost in California

In California, 214 hospitals publish a cash price for PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, total: from $7.24 to $1,261.75, with a median of $59.75. The lowest price is at St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital (Camarillo). The highest price is 174.3× the lowest.

• The median here, $59.75, is 31% below the US median of $86.62.
• That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($18.39).
• California ranks 10th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 66 of 214 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 84153. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map