Blood pregnancy test cost in California

In California, 218 hospitals publish a cash price for blood pregnancy test (hCG, qualitative: yes or no): from $6.83 to $759.00, with a median of $159.87. The lowest price is at Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside). The highest price is 111.1× the lowest.

• The median here, $159.87, is 127% above the US median of $70.40.
• That is 21.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($7.52).
• California ranks 50th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 62 of 218 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 84703. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map