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Lung volume test in California

CPT 94726 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $209 to $1,502 at the 11 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$551typical cash price
$675typical commercial insurer rate
$209–$1.5kcash price range, 7 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$209
El Camino Health
$390
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$429
University of California Davis Medical Center
$551
Stanford Health Care
$703
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$957
Good Samaritan Hospital
$1,502

California typical cash price: $551

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$835$209$285$142–$626 · 79 plans
El Camino HealthMountain View$1,558$390–
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$854$429$675$440–$844 · 7 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$1,377$551$43$43–$512 · 23 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$1,757$703–
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$1,276$957$839$58–$983 · 14 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose$1,502$1,502$676$241–$1,201 · 33 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$180only 1 plan
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles––$549$323–$1,189 · 9 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$744$706–$1,075 · 5 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$744$706–$1,075 · 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 lung volume test cost at a hospital in California?

At 7 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for lung volume test is $551, and most charge between $317 and $1,175. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $675. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for lung volume test?

At 2 of the 5 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 lung volume test?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $209 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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