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Complete blood count (CBC) with differential in San Diego, CA costs $2 to $148. Here's every hospital's price.

5 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, 5 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 $148 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 $148 is 224% above the national median of $46 across 570 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 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 April 2026 and September 2026. 11 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.

$2
lowest cash price in San Diego, CA
Tri-City Medical Center · 32 mi
$145 below the median
$148
median cash price
5 hospitals
60×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/16
hospitals with a cash price
11 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Tri-City Medical Center

Oceanside · 32 mi · File May 2026

$2
list $4 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Paradise Valley Hospital

National City · 29 mi · File Sep 2026

$7
list $16 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Grossmont Hospital

La Mesa · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$148
list $197 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Chula Vista · 31 mi · File Apr 2026

$148
list $197 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr

Coronado · 32 mi · File Apr 2026

$148
list $197 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 85025. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

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.

3

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.

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