Vitamin D test cost in California

Prices at 153 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $64 — 47% below the US median ($121), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA $13 $13
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $14 $25 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.3%
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $14 $30 ★ 3/5 226 min 15.2%
University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA $15 $44 ★ 4/5 359 min 15.2%
Ventura County Medical Center Ventura, CA $15 $25 ★ 2/5 178 min 16.7%
Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura Ventura, CA $15 $25 ★ 4/5 192 min 15.2%
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Martinez, CA $15 ★ 4/5 175 min 14.2%
Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta Mount Shasta, CA $16 $18 ★ 4/5 96 min 14.7%
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Valencia, CA $16 $30 ★ 2/5 172 min 15.1%
Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA $19 $30 ★ 1/5 132 min 16.3%
Coast Plaza Hospital Norwalk, CA $20 $30 ★ 1/5 154 min 15.2%
Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA $21 $21 ★ 2/5 151 min 14.7%
Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA $21 $21 ★ 2/5 160 min 15.2%
Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA $21 $21 ★ 2/5 183 min 14.5%
Coastal Communities Hospital Santa Ana, CA $21 $21 ★ 1/5 180 min 16.1%
St Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CA $22 $16
UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA $25 $40 ★ 4/5 323 min 14.7%
UCI Health-Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, CA $25 $40 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.7%
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $27 $30 ★ 4/5 214 min 15.6%
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA $27 $30 ★ 2/5 218 min 15.2%
Palomar Health Downtown Campus Escondido, CA $27 ★ 3/5 221 min 14.0%
Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA $27 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.2%
Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA $29 $30 ★ 3/5 202 min 16.0%
Saint Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA $29 $30 ★ 3/5 250 min 14.9%
Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA $29 $28 ★ 3/5 135 min 15.6%

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)
$124
Cash / self-pay
$64
Insurer-negotiated
$30
Medicare pays
$30
$22$274
Median cash $64  ·  Medicare $30  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $64 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($30). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($59).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $124 list price could save about $60 (49%).

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