CashPrice · what hospitals actually charge cash-pay patients — normalized from the federal price-transparency files

San Diego, CA — hospital cash prices

Hospitals covered: Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center.

Procedure	Cash price	Hospitals
MRI of the Brain (without contrast)	$913.03	3
MRI of the Brain (with & without contrast)	$1,475.74	3
MRI of the Lower Back (lumbar spine, without contrast)	$753.25	3
MRI of the Neck (cervical spine, without contrast)	$1,257.12	3
MRI of the Knee (without contrast)	$945.23	3
MRI of the Shoulder (without contrast)	$578.14	3
MRI of the Abdomen (without contrast)	$549.07	3
CT Scan of the Head (without contrast)	$864.40	3
CT Scan of the Abdomen & Pelvis (with contrast)	$2,250	3
CT Scan of the Chest (without contrast)	$524.73	3
Ultrasound of the Abdomen (complete)	$342.36	3
Pelvic Ultrasound (complete)	$577.81	3
Screening Mammogram (bilateral)	$180.87	3
Chest X-Ray (2 views)	$243.65	3
Diagnostic Colonoscopy	$749.49	3
Colonoscopy with Biopsy	$971.85	3
Colonoscopy with Polyp Removal (snare)	$846.33	3
Upper Endoscopy (EGD, diagnostic)	$725.40	3
Knee Arthroscopy (meniscectomy)	$2,963.99	2
Cataract Surgery (one eye)	$1,943.50	2
Echocardiogram (complete, with Doppler)	$391.72	3
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (blood test)	$98	3
Lipid Panel (cholesterol blood test)	$10.50	1
Complete Blood Count (CBC with differential)	$27.50	3
Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes blood test)	$12.96	3
Office Visit (established patient, moderate)	$352.50	1
Office Visit (new patient, moderate)	$454.50	1
Sleep Study (polysomnography, attended)	$578.37	3