Ankle-brachial index (ABI) cost in California

In California, 140 hospitals publish a cash price for ankle-brachial index (ABI), blood pressure test for leg arteries: from $38.00 to $4,252.12, with a median of $557.44. The lowest price is at County of Monterey (Salinas). The highest price is 111.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $557.44, is 38% above the US median of $403.65.
• That is 4.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
• California ranks 39th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
• 30 of 140 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 93922. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map