Nose X-ray cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the nasal bones, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $379.60 to $597.00, with a median of $391.60. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos and 2 other hospitals — $12.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $387.80 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 cities for code 70160, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 RADEX NASAL BONES COMPLETE MINIMUM 3 VIEWS | $379.60 | $730.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 RADEX NASAL BONES COMPLETE MINIMUM 3 VIEWS | $379.60 | $730.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA RADEX NASAL BONES COMPLETE MINIMUM 3 VIEWS | $379.60 | $730.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rs Xr Nose Nasal Bones 3V | $384.00 | $512.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 X-Ray Of Bones Of Nose, Minimum Of 3 Views | $391.60 | $712.00 | $34.17–$961.20 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Xry-Nasal Bones | $555.75 | $741.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC X-RAY NASAL BONES - XR NASAL BONES | $597.00 | $796.00 | $222.88–$716.40 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC X-RAY NASAL BONES - XR NASAL BONES | $597.00 | $796.00 | $222.88–$716.40 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC X-RAY NASAL BONES - XR NASAL BONES | $597.00 | $796.00 | $236.41–$636.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC X-RAY NASAL BONES - XR NASAL BONES | $597.00 | $796.00 | $119.40–$636.80 | 25% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $379.60, median $391.60, highest $597.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $387.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 8 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
A nasal bone X-ray looks for a broken nose after an injury.
What the price covers
The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.