Coronary calcium score CT cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for CT of the heart without contrast dye to measure coronary calcium: from $111.00 to $822.00, with a median of $519.20. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $408.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $375.03 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 75571, 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 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CT HEART W/EVAL CA WO CON | $111.00 | $533.00 | $59.37–$533.00 | 79% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 CT HEART NO CONTRAST QUANT EVAL CORONRY CALCIUM | $416.00 | $800.00 | $104.00–$310.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 CT HEART NO CONTRAST QUANT EVAL CORONRY CALCIUM | $416.00 | $800.00 | $104.00–$310.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA CT HEART NO CONTRAST QUANT EVAL CORONRY CALCIUM | $416.00 | $800.00 | $104.00–$310.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Ct Scan Of Heart With Evaluation Of Blood Vessel Calcium | $519.20 | $944.00 | $62.30–$1,274.40 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC CT HRT W/O DYE W/CA TEST - CT HEART CALCIUM SCORING WO CONTRAST | $822.00 | $1,096.00 | $1.00–$4,670.01 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC CT HRT W/O DYE W/CA TEST - CT HEART CALCIUM SCORING WO CONTRAST | $822.00 | $1,096.00 | $0.12–$876.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC CT HRT W/O DYE W/CA TEST - CT HEART CALCIUM SCORING WO CONTRAST | $822.00 | $1,096.00 | $1.15–$898.72 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC CT HRT W/O DYE W/CA TEST - CT HEART CALCIUM SCORING WO CONTRAST | $822.00 | $1,096.00 | $1.10–$1,074.08 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $111.00, median $519.20, highest $822.00 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $670.60. 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 6 of 9 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 coronary calcium score CT is a quick scan of the heart that measures calcium deposits in the heart's arteries, a sign of plaque. The result, a calcium score, helps estimate heart disease risk in people without symptoms. No contrast dye or IV is used.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and the calcium score calculation. The reading by a radiologist or cardiologist may be billed separately.