Liver function panel cost in California

Prices at 163 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $151 — 64% above the US median ($92), roughly 18.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA $27 $11 ★ 4/5 323 min 14.7%
UCI Health-Los Alamitos Los Alamitos, CA $27 $11 ★ 1/5 236 min 15.4%
UCI Health-Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, CA $27 $11 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.7%
Trinity Hospital Weaverville, CA $27 $33 70 min 14.5%
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, CA $28 $18 ★ 1/5 293 min 15.3%
St Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $32 $29 ★ 4/5 136 min 15.1%
Ventura County Medical Center Ventura, CA $33 $11 ★ 2/5 178 min 16.7%
Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura Ventura, CA $33 $11 ★ 4/5 192 min 15.2%
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $35 ★ 2/5 187 min 13.5%
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Brawley, CA $35 $8 ★ 3/5 190 min 15.0%
Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA $36 $38 ★ 3/5 275 min 14.4%
Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA $45 $10 ★ 2/5 151 min 14.7%
Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA $45 $10 ★ 2/5 160 min 15.2%
Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA $45 $10 ★ 2/5 183 min 14.5%
Coastal Communities Hospital Santa Ana, CA $45 $10 ★ 1/5 180 min 16.1%
El Camino Health Mountain View, CA $57 ★ 4/5 159 min 14.5%
Lompoc Valley Medical Center Lompoc, CA $60 $11 ★ 1/5 169 min 15.9%
Antelope Valley Hospital Lancaster, CA $60 $9 ★ 1/5 266 min 15.4%
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $61 $33 94 min 15.1%
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $66 $10 ★ 5/5 124 min 14.7%
Colorado River Medical Center Needles, CA $68 128 min 15.0%
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $68 $19 ★ 3/5 116 min 14.5%
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $69 $21 ★ 3/5 171 min 14.7%
Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA $69 $21 ★ 3/5 190 min 15.3%
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $69 $21 ★ 3/5 200 min 14.8%

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 August 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)
$291
Cash / self-pay
$151
Insurer-negotiated
$11
Medicare pays
$8
$40$553
Median cash $151  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $151 — about 18.5× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($16).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $291 list price could save about $140 (48%).

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