CBC without differential cost in California

In California, 216 hospitals publish a cash price for complete blood count (CBC), no differential: from $5.00 to $1,468.79, with a median of $87.97. The lowest price is at Northern Inyo Hospital (Bishop). The highest price is 293.8× the lowest.

• The median here, $87.97, is 72% above the US median of $51.00.
• That is 13.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($6.47).
• California ranks 47th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 63 of 216 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 85027. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map