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Kidney function panel in California

CPT 80069 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $22 to $2,602 at the 11 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$81typical cash price
$13typical commercial insurer rate
$22–$2.6kcash price range, 8 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$22
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$27
El Camino Health
$68
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
$72
University of California Davis Medical Center
$89
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$135
Stanford Health Care
$402
Good Samaritan Hospital
$2,602

California typical cash price: $81

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$88$22$30$9–$46 · 79 plans
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$54$27$30$10–$53 · 15 plans
El Camino HealthMountain View$271$68–
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach$111$72$27$10–$49 · 4 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$223$89$13$9–$13 · 23 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$180$135$110$61–$126 · 10 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$1,006$402–
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose$2,602$2,602$11$9–$2,082 · 66 plans
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles––$13$8–$22 · 8 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$13$13–$19 · 5 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$13$13–$19 · 5 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 kidney function panel cost at a hospital in California?

At 8 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for kidney function panel is $81, and most charge between $26 and $1,062. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $13. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for kidney function panel?

At 2 of the 6 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 kidney function panel?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $22 at Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas. 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.

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