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Lithium Level Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 232 California hospitals. CPT 80178. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $84.88
📉 Low $1.35
📈 High $844
🏥 232 hospitals
🏛️ 176 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 232 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Health Net | Aetna | Kaiser | UHC | Cigna | MultiPlan | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI HEALTH - LAKEWOOD LAKEWOOD |
$1.35 | $6.94 | $6.74 | $6.61 | $7.60 | — | — | — | — |
| BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BIG BEAR LAKE |
$2.36 | $2.27 | $2.36 | — | — | $2.86 | — | — | — |
| TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER OCEANSIDE |
$2.40 | $14.04 | $9.91 | $6.61 | — | — | $74.00 | $6.61 | — |
| WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WATSONVILLE |
$2.40 | $6.61 | $6.61 | — | $6.61 | $6.61 | — | — | — |
| EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER TURLOCK |
$2.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INDIO |
$2.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HI-DESERT MEDICAL CENTER JOSHUA TREE |
$3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$3.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER PLACERVILLE |
$3.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER REDDING REDDING |
$3.36 | $2.65 | $6.42 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $5.29 | $6.48 | $6.61 |
| EAST LOS ANGELES DOCTORS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
$3.75 | $2.54 | $6.61 | — | — | $2.78 | $1.76 | $2.93 | $6.61 |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF GARDENA GARDENA |
$3.75 | $2.54 | $6.61 | — | — | $2.78 | $1.76 | $2.93 | $6.61 |
| COAST PLAZA HOSPITAL NORWALK |
$3.75 | $2.54 | $6.61 | — | — | $2.78 | $1.76 | $2.93 | — |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HUNTINGTON PARK HUNTINGTON PARK |
$3.75 | $2.54 | $6.61 | — | — | $2.78 | $1.76 | $2.93 | — |
| ST. ELIZABETH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RED BLUFF |
$3.87 | $3.71 | $6.48 | $4.63 | $6.61 | $5.95 | $4.83 | $6.48 | $6.61 |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-BAKERSFIELD BAKERSFIELD |
$4.63 | $6.61 | $5.88 | $60.00 | — | $80.00 | — | — | — |
| POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER POMONA |
$4.83 | $53.43 | — | $67.24 | — | — | $18.83 | — | — |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MT. SHASTA BOX 239 |
$5.15 | $6.61 | $6.15 | $5.76 | $6.61 | $5.69 | $5.43 | $6.48 | $6.61 |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SAN LEANDRO |
$5.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CITY OF HOPE DUARTE - MAIN CAMPUS DUARTE |
$5.35 | $3.17 | $4.70 | $5.35 | $4.82 | $3.00 | $5.75 | $9.63 | — |
| COLLEGE HOSPITAL CERRITOS |
$5.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLLEGE HOSPITAL COSTA MESA COSTA MESA |
$5.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE |
$6.00 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $8.45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS |
$6.00 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $8.45 | — | $6.61 | — | — | — |
| ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO |
$6.00 | $5.26 | $5.26 | $5.26 | — | — | — | $5.26 | — |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH |
$6.00 | $6.61 | $6.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS |
$6.00 | $5.26 | $5.26 | $5.26 | — | — | — | $5.26 | — |
| ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD |
$6.00 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $9.92 | $6.61 | $6.61 | — | $8.45 | — |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$6.00 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $8.45 | — | — | — | $8.71 | — |
| DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE |
$6.00 | $6.54 | $6.61 | $6.61 | — | $6.61 | — | — | — |
| MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$6.00 | $6.75 | $6.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM |
$6.00 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $8.45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA |
$6.00 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $8.45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY |
$6.00 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.75 | — | $6.61 | — | — | — |
| SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING |
$6.00 | $5.26 | $5.26 | $5.26 | — | $5.26 | — | — | — |
| CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO |
$6.00 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $8.45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CEDARS SINAI MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL MARINA DEL REY |
$6.27 | — | — | $51.26 | — | — | $16.65 | — | — |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REDDING |
$6.61 | — | — | — | — | $6.61 | — | — | — |
| DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER MODESTO |
$7.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - PLACENTIA LINDA PLACENTIA |
$8.00 | $6.94 | $6.74 | $6.61 | $7.60 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS |
$8.00 | $6.94 | $6.74 | $6.61 | $7.60 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$8.00 | $6.94 | $6.74 | $6.61 | $7.60 | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL PARAMOUNT PARAMOUNT |
$8.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RIVERSIDE |
$8.75 | $6.62 | $1.92 | $1.57 | — | $2.30 | $18.34 | $7.00 | $6.61 |
| SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SALINAS |
$10.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEQUOIA HOSPITAL REDWOOD CITY |
$10.56 | $6.38 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $23.03 | $23.78 | $6.61 |
| FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$12.00 | — | — | $7.72 | — | — | — | — | $6.76 |
| PACIFICA HOSPITAL OF THE VALLEY SUN VALLEY |
$13.00 | $13.00 | — | $7.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING |
$14.76 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $53.40 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $29.10 | — | — |
| JEROLD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GARBERVILLE |
$21.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER BAKERSFIELD |
$22.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MATRINEZ |
$23.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER OF STOCKTON STOCKTON |
$24.11 | $6.61 | $20.82 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $67.24 | $6.61 |
| BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BAKERSFIELD |
$25.33 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $19.01 | $54.51 | $6.61 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD |
$25.60 | $6.61 | $20.32 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $19.01 | $55.20 | $6.61 |
| FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN LUIS OBISPO |
$28.62 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $20.04 | $22.54 | $6.61 |
| KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER W MINERAL KING AVE VISALIA |
$29.43 | $28.18 | $89.20 | $51.42 | — | $31.57 | $20.65 | — | $110 |
| SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE |
$30.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SAN JOSE |
$30.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL SAN JOSE |
$30.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 80178, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $61.00 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $84.88 for this?
That is the median of what the 232 California hospitals above publish for Lithium level — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does lithium level cost in California?
- Cash prices for lithium level (CPT 80178) in California range from $1.35 to $844, with a median of $84.88. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest lithium level in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $1.35. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 80178 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.