CA-125 ovarian marker test cost in California

Prices at 142 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $131 — 14% above the US median ($115), roughly 6.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
El Camino Health Mountain View, CA $20 ★ 4/5 159 min 14.5%
Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA $20 $21 ★ 3/5 202 min 16.0%
Saint Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA $20 $21 ★ 3/5 250 min 14.9%
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center Garden Grove, CA $20 $21 ★ 2/5 138 min 16.6%
West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $20 $21 ★ 2/5 196 min 16.6%
Huntington Beach Hospital Huntington Beach, CA $20 $21 ★ 1/5 173 min 14.8%
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA $20 $21 ★ 3/5 214 min 16.5%
Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA $20 $21 ★ 4/5 173 min 16.1%
San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas, CA $20 $21 ★ 2/5 155 min 15.5%
Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA $20 $21 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.8%
Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA $20 $21 ★ 2/5 202 min 17.3%
Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA $20 $17 ★ 2/5 153 min 15.8%
Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA $20 $21 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.3%
Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta Mount Shasta, CA $21 $15 ★ 4/5 96 min 14.7%
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA $21 $26 ★ 3/5 245 min 15.3%
Trinity Hospital Weaverville, CA $23 $20 70 min 14.5%
Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA $24 $21 ★ 1/5 234 min 15.7%
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $24 $21 ★ 3/5 226 min 15.2%
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital San Francisco, CA $27 $19 ★ 3/5 140 min 14.7%
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $27 $19 ★ 5/5 124 min 14.7%
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA $30 $22 ★ 3/5 191 min 14.6%
Palomar Health Downtown Campus Escondido, CA $34 ★ 3/5 221 min 14.0%
Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA $34 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.2%
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $35 $38 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.2%
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA $38 $21 14.4%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$249
Cash / self-pay
$131
Insurer-negotiated
$21
Medicare pays
$21
$20$257
Median cash $131  ·  Medicare $21  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $131 — about 6.3× the Medicare rate ($21). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($42).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $249 list price could save about $118 (47%).

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