Diagnostic mammogram cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic mammogram, both breasts: from $131.00 to $445.50, with a median of $268.27. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $137.27 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $490.21 at 82 hospitals.
- The median here, $268.27, is 23% below the US median of $349.60.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($110.56).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 cities for code 77066, 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 MAMMO DX BIL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $131.00 | $383.00 | $108.06–$383.00 | 66% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 MG Mammo Post Clip Placement Bil+1 more line at this price File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $268.27 | $447.12 | $89.42–$352.78 | 40% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Mammography of both breasts File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $445.50 | $810.00 | $97.20–$1,093.50 | 45% |
| Scripps Green Hospital both sides La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Dx Bilat Mammo Incl Cad File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $224.45 | $897.82 | $71.83–$718.26 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Dx Bilat Mammo Incl Cad File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $224.45 | $897.82 | $71.83–$718.26 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Dx Bilat Mammo Incl Cad File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $224.45 | $897.82 | $71.83–$718.26 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla both sides La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Dx Bilat Mammo Incl Cad File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $224.45 | $897.82 | $71.83–$718.26 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas both sides Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Dx Bilat Mammo Incl Cad File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $224.45 | $897.82 | $71.83–$718.26 | 75% |
| Tri-City Medical Center both sides Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 MG Mammo Diagnostic Bilateral w/ Tomo.+3 more lines at this price File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $268.27 | $447.12 | $89.42–$352.78 | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos both sides San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY COMPUTER-AIDED DETCJ BI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.72 | $811.00 | $99.00–$295.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY COMPUTER-AIDED DETCJ BI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.72 | $811.00 | $99.00–$295.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY COMPUTER-AIDED DETCJ BI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $421.72 | $811.00 | $99.00–$295.00 | 48% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center both sides Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC DX MAMMO INCL CAD BI - MAMMO BREAST DIAGNOSTIC BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $525.75 | $701.00 | $1.00–$686.98 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center both sides Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC DX MAMMO INCL CAD BI - MAMMO BREAST DIAGNOSTIC BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $525.75 | $701.00 | $0.67–$539.77 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital both sides San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC DX MAMMO INCL CAD BI - MAMMO BREAST DIAGNOSTIC BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $525.75 | $701.00 | $1.15–$630.90 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital both sides La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC DX MAMMO INCL CAD BI - MAMMO BREAST DIAGNOSTIC BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $525.75 | $701.00 | $1.00–$1,973.80 | 25% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido both sides Escondido, CA MG Diagnostic Bilat.+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,192.01 | $1,986.69 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway both sides Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 MG Diagnostic Bilat.+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,192.01 | $1,986.69 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $131.00, median $268.27, highest $445.50 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $224.45, median $421.72, highest $1,192.01 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $356.89. 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 3 of 3 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.
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