Complete blood count (CBC) with differential in San Diego, CA costs $2 to $148. Here's every hospital's price.
11 hospitals in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area publish a cash price for complete blood count (cbc) with differential (CPT 85025). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, 11 hospitals list a cash price for complete blood count (cbc) with differential (CPT 85025). The lowest is $2 at Tri-City Medical Center, the median is $28 and the highest is $148 at Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr. The most expensive hospital lists 60 times the cheapest for the same code.
The San Diego, CA median of $28 is 36% below the national median of $43 across 1628 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
11 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $23,240. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.
The files behind these prices are dated between March 2026 and September 2026. 5 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyOceanside · 32 mi · File May 2026
National City · 29 mi · File Sep 2026
San Diego · 29 mi · File Mar 2026
La Jolla · 28 mi · File Mar 2026
Encinitas · 30 mi · File Mar 2026
San Diego · 24 mi · File Apr 2026
La Mesa · 22 mi · File Apr 2026
San Diego · 27 mi · File Apr 2026
Chula Vista · 31 mi · File Apr 2026
Coronado · 32 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 85025. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 85025, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About complete blood count (cbc) with differential
CPT 85025 is a complete blood count with automated differential: red cells, white cells by type, hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelets from one blood draw. It is among the most ordered tests in medicine, used for anemia, infection, bleeding disorders, chemotherapy monitoring and general check-ups.
What the price covers
The laboratory analysis only. The blood draw is a separate small charge. A CBC without differential (85027) is slightly cheaper and sometimes sufficient.
Why prices vary
A CBC costs a laboratory a few dollars on an automated analyzer. Hospital cash prices for the same test range from under $10 to over $300. Independent laboratories are usually a fraction of the hospital price.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 85025 plus the blood draw?
- Is the differential needed, or is 85027 enough?
- Can the sample go to an independent laboratory?
Hospitals in San Diego, CA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosNo website on record
- Palomar Health Downtown CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- Palomar Medical Center PowayWebsite blocks automated reading
- Rady Children's Hospital - San DiegoFile in an unsupported format
- UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrNo price file found