ANA test cost in California

In California, 168 hospitals publish a cash price for antinuclear antibody (ANA) blood test, screen: from $5.30 to $328.80, with a median of $32.24. The lowest price is at Palomar Medical Center Escondido (Escondido) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 62.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $32.24, is 48% below the US median of $62.00.
• That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.09).
• California ranks 4th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 64 of 168 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 86038. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map