Arm CT scan cost in San Francisco, CA — inpatient
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for arm CT scan without contrast (shoulder to hand, any part) as an inpatient: from $1,146.92 to $4,265.00, with a median of $2,514.40. The lowest listed price is at St. Rose Hospital — $1,367.48 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,281.80 at 180 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 17 cities for code 73200, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Rose Hospital one side lowest Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 CT UPPER EXTREMITY LT WO CON+13 more lines at this price File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $1,146.92 | $3,823.05 | $2,676.14–$2,943.75 | 70% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 CT Up Ext WO Contrast File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,206.40 | $5,516.00 | — | 60% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,514.40 | $4,490.00 | $236.00–$740.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,514.40 | $4,490.00 | $236.00–$740.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,514.40 | $4,490.00 | $236.00–$740.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,514.40 | $4,490.00 | $236.00–$740.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,514.40 | $4,490.00 | $236.00–$740.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,514.40 | $4,490.00 | $236.00–$740.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,514.40 | $4,490.00 | $236.00–$740.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,514.40 | $4,490.00 | $236.00–$740.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,514.40 | $4,490.00 | $236.00–$740.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,514.40 | $4,490.00 | $236.00–$740.00 | 44% |
| Novato Community Hospital one side Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG CT EXTREM UPPER WO CONTR RT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center one side San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CT EXTREM UPPER WO CONTR RT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center one side Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CT EXTREM UPPER WO CONTR LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center one side Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG CT EXTREM UPPER WO CONTR LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp one side Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CT EXTREM UPPER WO CONTR LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus one side Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CT EXTREM UPPER WO CONTR LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center one side Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG CT EXTREM UPPER WO CONTR LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne one side Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CT EXTREM UPPER WO CONTR LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CT EXTREM UPPER WO CONTR LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CT EXTREM UPPER WO CONTR LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center one side Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CT EXTREM UPPER WO CONTR LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $1,146.92, median $2,514.40, highest $4,265.00 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $2,624.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 11 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
An arm CT without contrast makes cross-section pictures of part of the arm, such as the shoulder, elbow or wrist bones. It is used for complex fractures, planning surgery and when an X-ray is unclear.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.