Wound debridement cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for wound debridement, skin and tissue under it, first 20 sq cm: from $431.20 to $1,403.87, with a median of $640.59. The lowest listed price is at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and 1 other hospital — $209.39 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $681.20 at 176 hospitals.
- The median here, $640.59, is about the same as the US median of $631.02.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- San Diego, CA has the lowest median of 5 metro areas in California with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 11042, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas lowest Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Debride Subq 1st 20 Sqcm File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $431.20 | $1,724.81 | $58.44–$1,379.85 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Debride Subq 1st 20 Sqcm File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $431.20 | $1,724.81 | $58.44–$1,379.85 | 75% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 DEBRIDE 1ST 20SQ CM OR LESS+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $520.00 | $2,171.68 | $148.99–$2,171.68 | 76% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 11042-SQ Tissue Less Than/Equal to 1st 20 sq cm File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $627.83 | $1,046.39 | $104.91–$3,004.00 | 40% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Debride Subq 1st 20 Sqcm File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $640.59 | $2,562.38 | $58.44–$2,306.14 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Debride Subq 1st 20 Sqcm File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $640.59 | $2,562.38 | $58.44–$2,306.14 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Debride Subq 1st 20 Sqcm File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $640.59 | $2,562.38 | $58.44–$2,306.14 | 75% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $681.20 | $1,310.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $681.20 | $1,310.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $681.20 | $1,310.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 11042 DEB SQ TISSUE-1ST 20SQCM/< CHARGE+1 more line at this price File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $901.69 | $1,502.82 | $104.91–$1,051.97 | 40% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Removal Of Skin And Tissue First 20 Sq Cm Or Less+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,196.25 | $2,175.00 | $6.00–$10,382.01 | 45% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Debride, sub q First 20 sq cm or le File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,403.87 | $2,339.78 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Debride, sub q First 20 sq cm or le File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,403.87 | $2,339.78 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $431.20, median $640.59, highest $1,403.87 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $660.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What wound debridement is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Wound debridement explained.