Soft tissue neck X-ray cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for neck soft tissue X-ray: from $111.00 to $378.75, with a median of $273.76. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $162.76 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $327.25 at 207 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 cities for code 70360, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 NECK SOFT TISSUE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $584.13 | $17.62–$584.13 | 81% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Neck Soft Tissue File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $211.25 | $844.99 | $26.55–$675.99 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Neck Soft Tissue File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $211.25 | $844.99 | $26.55–$675.99 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Neck Soft Tissue File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $211.25 | $844.99 | $26.55–$675.99 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Neck Soft Tissue File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $211.25 | $844.99 | $26.55–$675.99 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Neck Soft Tissue File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $211.25 | $844.99 | $26.55–$675.99 | 75% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 X-Ray Of Soft Tissue Of Neck File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $218.90 | $398.00 | $24.82–$537.30 | 45% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Xr Soft Tissue Neck File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $262.50 | $350.00 | — | 25% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 DI Neck Soft Tissue 1 View+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.76 | $456.27 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA DI Neck Soft Tissue 2 Views+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.76 | $456.27 | — | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION NECK SOFT TISSUE source file | $301.60 | $580.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION NECK SOFT TISSUE source file | $301.60 | $580.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION NECK SOFT TISSUE source file | $301.60 | $580.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 XR Neck Soft Tissue File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $345.90 | $576.50 | $17.47–$454.86 | 40% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC X-RAY NECK SOFT TISSUE - XR NECK SOFT TISSUE source file | $378.75 | $505.00 | $1.00–$404.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC X-RAY NECK SOFT TISSUE - XR NECK SOFT TISSUE source file | $378.75 | $505.00 | $1.00–$494.90 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC X-RAY NECK SOFT TISSUE - XR NECK SOFT TISSUE source file | $378.75 | $505.00 | $1.10–$725.00 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC X-RAY NECK SOFT TISSUE - XR NECK SOFT TISSUE source file | $378.75 | $505.00 | $1.00–$494.90 | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Xry-Neck (Soft Tiss) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $474.00 | $632.00 | — | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $111.00, median $273.76, highest $378.75 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $273.76. 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 12 of 15 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 soft tissue neck X-ray shows the airway and the tissues of the throat rather than the spine. It is used in children and adults to look for a swallowed object, swelling of the epiglottis or croup.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.