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Cash prices San Diego, CA Outpatient

Cheapest hospitals in San Diego, CA without insurance

Of 18 hospitals in the San Diego, CA area we can compare, Paradise Valley Hospital (National City) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 74% below the California median across 343 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all hospitals in its state, procedure by procedure.

Collected Nov 11, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures

HospitalTypical price vs stateBelow medianAbove median
1. Paradise Valley Hospital National City 74% below 329 of 343 5 of 343
2. Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego 60% below 316 of 358 30 of 358
3. Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla 60% below 314 of 360 34 of 360
4. Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego 60% below 317 of 364 35 of 364
5. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla 60% below 316 of 362 34 of 362
6. Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas 60% below 319 of 363 32 of 363
7. Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside 15% below 156 of 254 96 of 254
8. UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego 10% below 286 of 517 227 of 517
9. Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego 6% below 183 of 344 159 of 344
10. Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido 2% below 162 of 318 156 of 318
11. Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway 2% below 162 of 318 156 of 318
12. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego at median 228 of 489 122 of 489
13. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego at median 228 of 489 122 of 489
14. Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos at median 228 of 489 122 of 489
15. Grossmont Hospital La Mesa 11% above 90 of 304 197 of 304
16. Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista 11% above 90 of 304 197 of 304
17. Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado 11% above 90 of 304 197 of 304
18. Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego 11% above 89 of 300 194 of 300
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Typical price The median of this hospital's cash prices divided by the state median for the same codes: below means cheaper than a typical hospital in the state.
Below median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is cheaper than the state median.
Above median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is more expensive than the state median.

Procedure costs in the San Diego, CA area

How the ranking works

  • For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all hospitals in the same state that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
  • "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
  • Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
  • Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
  • A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.