Visual field test cost in California
In California, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for visual field test, extended: from $148.00 to $706.13, with a median of $336.14. The lowest price is at Tahoe Forest Hospital (Truckee). The highest price is 4.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $336.14, is 105% above the US median of $164.07.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- California ranks 16th of 18 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 15 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 92083. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$148.00Tahoe Forest Hospital
Median$336.14half of hospitals charge less
Highest$706.13in California
Lowest saves$188.14vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe Forest Hospital lowest Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Exam of visual field with extended testing | $148.00 | $148.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA SPINE 4/5 VIEW | $170.00 | $959.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital King City · Salinas, CA Exam of visual field with extended testing | $217.50 | $290.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Measurement Of Field Of Vision During Daylight Conditions | $262.90 | $478.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Visual Field (Humphrey) | $336.14 | $1,344.56 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Visual Field (Humphrey) | $336.14 | $1,344.56 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Visual Field (Humphrey) | $336.14 | $1,344.56 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Visual Field (Humphrey) | $336.14 | $1,344.56 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Visual Field (Humphrey) | $336.14 | $1,344.56 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Exam of visual field with extended testing | $452.83 | $348.33 | Oct 5, 2026 source file |
| San Bernardino County one side Colton · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC VISUAL FIELD EXAM,EXTENDED - VISUAL FIELD - OS - LEFT EYE | $521.00 | $521.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG VISL FLD EXAM W I&R EXT | $576.00 | $576.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG VISL FLD EXAM W I&R EXT | $576.00 | $576.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HB PERIMETRY VFS COMPR | $698.29 | $1,074.29 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Visual Field Exam-Extended | $706.13 | $706.13 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 7 | $170.00 | $336.14 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 2 | $452.83 | $575.56 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 2 | $521.00 | $613.56 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2 | $576.00 | $576.00 |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $217.50 | $217.50 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $148.00 | $148.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What visual field test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Visual field test explained.
Visual field test, extended in other states
- Alabama$81.00, 1 hospital
- Alaska$392.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$141.11, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$190.99, 4 hospitals
- Colorado$572.43, 4 hospitals
- Connecticut$285.46, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$291.90, 1 hospital
- Florida$92.93, 2 hospitals
- Georgia$78.00
- Idaho$611.00
- Illinois$146.00
- Indiana$284.48, 1 hospital
- Iowa$177.60, 2 hospitals
- Kansas$199.68, 1 hospital
- Kentucky$110.35, 2 hospitals
- Louisiana$45.08
- Maine$85.68, 1 hospital
- Maryland$587.56, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$439.50
- Michigan$168.48, 4 hospitals
- Minnesota$144.36
- Mississippi$92.44
- Missouri$124.80
- Montana$66.88, 1 hospital
- Nebraska$175.50, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$148.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$377.00, 4 hospitals
- New Mexico$72.60, 1 hospital
- New York$335.52
- North Carolina$147.96
- North Dakota$121.42, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$154.00
- Oklahoma$262.80, 1 hospital
- Oregon$303.55, 1 hospital
- Pennsylvania$277.63
- South Carolina$128.50, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$62.00, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$190.19
- Texas$246.29
- Utah$232.19, 1 hospital
- Vermont$83.38, 1 hospital
- Virginia$163.00
- Washington$130.45, 2 hospitals
- West Virginia$140.50
- Wisconsin$101.95
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.