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Special Gram or Giemsa Stain for Microorganism Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 231 California hospitals. CPT 87205. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $31.79
📉 Low $1.11
📈 High $677
🏥 231 hospitals
🏛️ 175 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 231 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | Health Net | UHC | Kaiser | Cigna | MultiPlan | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BAKERSFIELD |
$1.11 | $1.96 | $3.01 | $3.01 | $3.01 | $3.01 | $12.29 | $2.38 | $3.01 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD |
$1.12 | $1.93 | $3.01 | $3.01 | $3.01 | $3.01 | $12.29 | $2.41 | $3.01 |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED MERCED |
$1.56 | — | $3.01 | $3.01 | $3.01 | $2.08 | $1.96 | $2.83 | $3.01 |
| ST. JOSEPH'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER STOCKTON |
$1.72 | — | $1.60 | — | — | $1.51 | $2.41 | $2.32 | — |
| CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CORONA |
$2.00 | — | $5.11 | — | $5.12 | $1.94 | $2.15 | $5.40 | — |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$2.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE RANCHO SPRINGS HOSPITAL TEMECULA |
$2.40 | — | $25.66 | — | $3.97 | $1.78 | $2.15 | $5.40 | — |
| PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PALMDALE |
$2.40 | — | $25.66 | — | — | $1.05 | $2.15 | $5.40 | — |
| JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INDIO |
$2.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER TURLOCK |
$2.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PALM SPRINGS |
$2.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER MODESTO |
$2.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
$2.85 | $5.74 | — | $4.20 | $5.81 | — | — | $11.20 | — |
| TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER OCEANSIDE |
$3.60 | $9.07 | $4.27 | $6.41 | — | — | $74.00 | $4.27 | — |
| MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$4.00 | $3.97 | — | $4.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE |
$4.00 | $3.97 | $4.27 | $4.25 | $4.27 | — | — | — | — |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH |
$4.00 | $4.27 | — | $4.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$4.00 | $3.97 | $5.46 | $3.97 | — | — | — | $5.63 | — |
| CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO |
$4.00 | $3.97 | $5.46 | $4.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE |
$4.00 | $4.27 | $5.46 | $4.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD |
$4.00 | $4.17 | $6.41 | $3.97 | $4.27 | $3.97 | — | $5.46 | — |
| ST. BERNARDINE MEDICAL CENTER SAN BERNARDINO |
$4.00 | $3.12 | $12.00 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $3.60 | $12.27 | $9.60 | $4.27 |
| SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS |
$4.00 | $3.97 | $5.46 | $4.25 | $4.27 | — | — | — | — |
| SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING |
$4.00 | $4.27 | $5.46 | $4.27 | $7.26 | — | — | — | — |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA |
$4.00 | $3.97 | $5.46 | $4.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY |
$4.00 | $4.27 | $3.97 | $4.25 | $3.97 | — | — | — | — |
| SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS |
$4.00 | $3.97 | $5.46 | $3.97 | — | — | — | $4.97 | — |
| ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO |
$4.00 | $3.97 | $5.46 | $3.97 | — | — | — | $5.46 | — |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM |
$4.00 | $4.27 | $5.46 | $4.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REDDING |
$4.27 | — | — | — | $4.27 | — | — | — | — |
| CEDARS SINAI MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL MARINA DEL REY |
$4.47 | — | $33.12 | — | — | — | $10.83 | — | — |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HUNTINGTON PARK HUNTINGTON PARK |
$4.50 | $3.05 | — | $4.27 | $1.79 | — | $2.11 | $3.51 | — |
| EAST LOS ANGELES DOCTORS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
$4.50 | $3.05 | — | $4.27 | $1.79 | — | $2.11 | $3.51 | $4.27 |
| COAST PLAZA HOSPITAL NORWALK |
$4.50 | $3.05 | — | $4.27 | $1.79 | — | $2.11 | $3.51 | — |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF GARDENA GARDENA |
$4.50 | $3.05 | — | $4.27 | $1.79 | — | $2.11 | $3.51 | $4.27 |
| COTTAGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SANTA BARBARA |
$4.64 | $4.48 | — | $4.83 | $4.18 | — | — | — | — |
| GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL SANTA BARBARA |
$4.64 | $4.48 | — | $4.83 | $4.18 | — | — | — | — |
| SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL SOLVANG |
$4.64 | $4.27 | — | $4.27 | $4.27 | — | — | — | — |
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL SANTA BARBARA |
$4.64 | $4.48 | — | $4.83 | $4.18 | — | — | — | — |
| POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER POMONA |
$4.91 | $34.53 | $43.44 | — | — | — | $12.18 | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL PARAMOUNT PARAMOUNT |
$4.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TEMECULA VALLEY HOSPITAL TEMECULA |
$6.00 | — | $5.11 | — | $2.77 | $1.78 | $2.15 | $5.40 | — |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$6.00 | $4.48 | $4.27 | $4.36 | — | $4.91 | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL RANCHO RANCHO CUCAMONGA |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL BREA BREA |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WEST COVINA |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SAN LEANDRO |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SANTA ANA SANTA ANA |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SOUTH BAY GARDENA |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL RIVERSIDE PERRIS |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL ONTARIO ONTARIO |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL BALDWIN PARK BALDWIN PARK |
$6.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL LA JOLLA |
$6.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO |
$6.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA LA JOLLA |
$6.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA |
$6.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS ENCINITAS |
$6.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87205, 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: $39.60 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $31.79 for this?
That is the median of what the 231 California hospitals above publish for Special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism — 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 special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism cost in California?
- Cash prices for special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism (CPT 87205) in California range from $1.11 to $677, with a median of $31.79. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $1.11. 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 87205 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.