H. pylori blood test cost in California

In California, 151 hospitals publish a cash price for H. pylori antibody blood test: from $6.40 to $341.76, with a median of $113.88. The lowest price is at Mountains Community Hospital (Lake Arrowhead). The highest price is 53.4× the lowest.

• The median here, $113.88, is 38% above the US median of $82.40.
• That is 6.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.85).
• California ranks 34th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
• 50 of 151 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 86677. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map