Wrist fracture care, no reset cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting as an inpatient: from $423.52 to $546.00, with a median of $546.00. The lowest listed price is at Tri-City Medical Center — $122.48 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $569.28 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 25600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Medical Center lowest Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 25600-Distal Radial w/o Manipulation | $423.52 | $705.87 | $494.11–$549.87 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Treatment Of Broken Forearm Bones | $512.60 | $932.00 | $111.84–$7,505.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 CLTX DSTL RADIAL FX/EPIPHYSL SEP W/O MANJ | $546.00 | $1,050.00 | $238.00–$708.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA CLTX DSTL RADIAL FX/EPIPHYSL SEP W/O MANJ | $546.00 | $1,050.00 | $238.00–$708.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 CLTX DSTL RADIAL FX/EPIPHYSL SEP W/O MANJ | $546.00 | $1,050.00 | $238.00–$708.00 | 48% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $423.52, median $546.00, highest $546.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $529.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 it is
This is treatment of a broken distal radius, the forearm bone near the wrist, when the bone does not need to be pushed back into place and no surgery is done. Treatment is usually a splint or cast and follow-up checks.
What the price covers
The code covers the fracture care; for the treating doctor this usually includes follow-up visits over the following weeks. X-rays, the emergency room visit and casting supplies may be billed separately.