Urine pregnancy test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for urine pregnancy test, read by color change: from $6.83 to $117.00, with a median of $18.00. The lowest listed price is at Tri-City Medical Center — $11.17 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $87.92 at 215 hospitals.
- The median here, $18.00, is 65% below the US median of $51.00.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.61).
- San Diego, CA has the lowest median of 5 metro areas in California with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 cities for code 81025, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Medical Center lowest Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Pregnancy Test, Urine LC File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $6.83 | $11.39 | $2.83–$13.78 | 40% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PREGNANCY TEST-RAPID+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $78.54 | $4.02–$78.54 | 90% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Pregnancy Test File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $13.15 | $52.62 | $4.21–$42.10 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Pregnancy Test File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $13.15 | $52.62 | $4.21–$42.10 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Pregnancy Test File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $13.15 | $52.62 | $4.21–$42.10 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Pregnancy Test File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $13.15 | $52.62 | $4.21–$42.10 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Pregnancy Test File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $13.15 | $52.62 | $4.21–$42.10 | 75% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC URINE PREGNANCY TEST POC OB CLINIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $24.00 | $1.00–$21.60 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC URINE PREGNANCY TEST POC OB CLINIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $24.00 | $3.60–$23.52 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC URINE PREGNANCY TEST POC OB CLINIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $24.00 | $1.00–$20.96 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC URINE PREGNANCY TEST POC OB CLINIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $24.00 | $1.10–$23.52 | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Urine Pregnancy Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $28.00 | — | 25% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Urine Pregnancy Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.85 | $47.00 | $4.02–$31.49 | 45% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Preg Screenurine File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $25.92 | $103.68 | $8.29–$82.94 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Preg Screenurine File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $25.92 | $103.68 | $8.29–$82.94 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Preg Screenurine File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $25.92 | $103.68 | $8.29–$82.94 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Preg Screenurine File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $25.92 | $103.68 | $8.29–$82.94 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Preg Screenurine File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $25.92 | $103.68 | $8.29–$82.94 | 75% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Poc Upt 307 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.50 | $62.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 (81025) Rch Urine Pregnancy Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $62.25 | $83.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Hcg Urine Pregnancy Poct File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $92.25 | $123.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Uc-Hcg Urine Pregnancy Poct+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.75 | $141.00 | — | 25% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 URINE PREGNANCY TEST VISUAL COLOR CMPRSN METHS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $117.00 | $225.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Urine Pregnancy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $117.00 | $156.00 | — | 25% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 URINE PREGNANCY TEST VISUAL COLOR CMPRSN METHS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $117.00 | $225.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 URINE PREGNANCY TEST VISUAL COLOR CMPRSN METHS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $117.00 | $225.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Urine Pregnancy Test Qualitative File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $117.99 | $196.65 | $2.83–$155.16 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $6.83, median $18.00, highest $117.00 — a 17.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $18.00. 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 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.
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