Hip X-ray cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $70.41 to $597.00, with a median of $399.00. The lowest listed price is at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and 4 other hospitals — $328.59 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $402.00 at 191 hospitals.
- The median here, $399.00, is 57% above the US median of $254.75.
- That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- San Diego, CA ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 10 cities for code 73502, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas one side lowest Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Hip Wwo Pelvis 2-3vw Unilat File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $70.41 | $281.66 | $22.53–$279.82 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego one side lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Hip Wwo Pelvis 2-3vw Unilat File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $70.41 | $281.66 | $22.53–$279.82 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla one side lowest La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Hip Wwo Pelvis 2-3vw Unilat File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $70.41 | $281.66 | $22.53–$279.82 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista one side lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Hip Wwo Pelvis 2-3vw Unilat File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $70.41 | $281.66 | $22.53–$279.82 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital one side lowest La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Hip Wwo Pelvis 2-3vw Unilat File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $70.41 | $281.66 | $22.53–$279.82 | 75% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital one side National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 HIP UNI COMP 2+VWS RT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $584.13 | $27.59–$584.13 | 81% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $283.25 | $515.00 | $37.28–$695.25 | 45% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center one side Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS - XR HIP 2 OR 3 VW LEFT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $399.00 | $532.00 | $1.00–$521.36 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center one side Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS - XR HIP 2 OR 3 VW LEFT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $399.00 | $532.00 | $1.00–$521.36 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital one side La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS - XR HIP 2 OR 3 VW LEFT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $399.00 | $532.00 | $63.62–$425.60 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital one side San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS - XR HIP 2 OR 3 VW LEFT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $399.00 | $532.00 | $1.00–$478.80 | 25% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos one side San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.20 | $810.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion one side San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.20 | $810.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa one side San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.20 | $810.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido one side Escondido, CA DI Hip Left 2-3 Views+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $431.96 | $719.93 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway one side Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 DI Hip Left 2-3 Views+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $431.96 | $719.93 | — | 40% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego one side San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Xry-Hip 2-3 V Left W/Pelvis+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $597.00 | $796.00 | — | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $70.41, median $399.00, highest $597.00 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $399.00. 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 11 of 14 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 hip X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hip X-ray explained.