hCG blood pregnancy test cost in California

In California, 221 hospitals publish a cash price for hCG pregnancy hormone blood test, quantitative (measures the level): from $7.70 to $1,463.06, with a median of $178.85. The lowest price is at Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding). The highest price is 190.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $178.85, is 98% above the US median of $90.31.
• That is 11.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($15.05).
• California ranks 50th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 67 of 221 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 84702. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map