Rubella immunity test cost in California

In California, 199 hospitals publish a cash price for rubella antibody test (immunity check): from $5.20 to $229.09, with a median of $50.75. The lowest price is at St Elizabeth Community Hospital (Red Bluff). The highest price is 44.1× the lowest.

• The median here, $50.75, is 8% below the US median of $55.43.
• That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($14.39).
• California ranks 16th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 60 of 199 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 86762. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map