Circumcision, child or adult cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for circumcision, surgical, older than a newborn: from $216.00 to $1,525.15, with a median of $286.00. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego — $70.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $843.15 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 54160, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrlj-Circumci Surg Excision Nb | $216.00 | $288.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Hc-Circumci Surg Excision Nb | $216.00 | $288.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Cv-Circumci Surg Excision Nb | $216.00 | $288.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu-Circumci Surg Excision Nb | $216.00 | $288.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Circumsion Surg Excision Nb | $216.00 | $288.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 CIRCUMCISION NEONATE | $286.00 | $550.00 | $662.00–$1,969.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA CIRCUMCISION NEONATE | $286.00 | $550.00 | $662.00–$1,969.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 CIRCUMCISION NEONATE | $286.00 | $550.00 | $662.00–$1,969.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Removal of foreskin, neonate (28 days of age or less) | $1,525.15 | $2,773.00 | $247.21–$5,480.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $216.00, median $286.00, highest $1,525.15 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $286.00. 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 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 code covers circumcision done with surgical cutting and stitches in someone older than 28 days.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.