HPV test cost in California

In California, 128 hospitals publish a cash price for HPV test for high-risk types, one combined (pooled) result: from $10.22 to $577.00, with a median of $135.20. The lowest price is at Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge). The highest price is 56.5× the lowest.

• The median here, $135.20, is 25% above the US median of $108.55.
• That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($35.09).
• California ranks 35th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
• 36 of 128 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 87624. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map