US Health Care Costs

Acute hepatitis panel in California

CPT 80074 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $2 to $476 at the 10 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$19typical cash price
$74typical commercial insurer rate
$2–$476cash price range, 9 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
University of California Davis Medical Center
$2
Uci Health-Lakewood
$6
Uci Health-Orange
$6
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$17
Good Samaritan Hospital
$19
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
$90
El Camino Health
$152
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$281
Stanford Health Care
$476

California typical cash price: $19

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$4$2$60$48–$60 · 23 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood$16$6$74$70–$107 · 5 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange$16$6$74$70–$107 · 5 plans
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$33$17$32$21–$33 · 15 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose$19$19$48$13–$243 · 66 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach$138$90$144$57–$238 · 4 plans
El Camino HealthMountain View$609$152–
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$374$281$245$56–$285 · 15 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$1,190$476–
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles––$74$46–$119 · 8 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does acute hepatitis panel cost at a hospital in California?

At 9 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for acute hepatitis panel is $19, and most charge between $5 and $320. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $74. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for acute hepatitis panel?

At 6 of the 7 hospitals in California that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for acute hepatitis panel?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $2 at University of California Davis Medical Center. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

Before you go