Septoplasty cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum: from $9,990.40 to $9,990.40, with a median of $9,990.40. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $4,924.40 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 9 cities for code 30520, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $9,990.40 | $17,840.00 | $3,919.00–$12,272.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $9,990.40 | $17,840.00 | $3,919.00–$12,272.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $9,990.40 | $17,840.00 | $3,919.00–$12,272.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $9,990.40 | $17,840.00 | $3,919.00–$12,272.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $9,990.40 | $17,840.00 | $3,919.00–$12,272.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $9,990.40 | $17,840.00 | $3,919.00–$12,272.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $9,990.40 | $17,840.00 | $3,919.00–$12,272.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $9,990.40 | $17,840.00 | $3,919.00–$12,272.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $9,990.40 | $17,840.00 | $3,919.00–$12,272.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9,990.40, median $9,990.40, highest $9,990.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $9,990.40. 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 9 of 9 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 it is
Septoplasty straightens a bent (deviated) wall between the nostrils, reshaping or removing cartilage and bone. It is done to improve breathing through the nose, not to change how the nose looks.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia and procedures often done at the same time, such as turbinate reduction, are billed separately.