Calcium test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for calcium blood test, total: from $5.00 to $106.81, with a median of $57.43. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $52.43 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $61.88 at 213 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 cities for code 82310, 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 CALCIUM TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5.00 | $87.78 | $1.55–$87.78 | 94% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Calciumbody Fluid File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $9.67 | $38.68 | $3.09–$30.94 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Calciumbody Fluid File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $9.67 | $38.68 | $3.09–$30.94 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Calciumbody Fluid File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $9.67 | $38.68 | $3.09–$30.94 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Calciumbody Fluid File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $9.67 | $38.68 | $3.09–$30.94 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Calciumbody Fluid File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $9.67 | $38.68 | $3.09–$30.94 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Calcium/Body Fluid File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $10.08 | $40.32 | $3.23–$32.26 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Calcium/Body Fluid File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $10.08 | $40.32 | $3.23–$32.26 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Calcium/Body Fluid File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $10.08 | $40.32 | $3.23–$32.26 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Calcium/Body Fluid File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $10.08 | $40.32 | $3.23–$32.26 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Calcium/Body Fluid File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $10.08 | $40.32 | $3.23–$32.26 | 75% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Hc-Pth Intact-Calcium+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.25 | $35.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Cv-Calcium+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Calcium Total 301+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47.25 | $63.00 | — | 25% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Calcium Level Urine Random+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.97 | $88.28 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Calcium Level+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.97 | $88.28 | — | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 CALCIUM TOTAL source file | $61.88 | $119.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 CALCIUM TOTAL source file | $61.88 | $119.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 CALCIUM TOTAL source file | $61.88 | $119.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC ASSAY OF CALCIUM TOTAL - CALCIUM SERUM source file | $84.75 | $113.00 | $1.00–$87.01 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC ASSAY OF CALCIUM TOTAL - CALCIUM SERUM source file | $84.75 | $113.00 | $1.00–$625.89 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC ASSAY OF CALCIUM TOTAL - CALCIUM SERUM source file | $84.75 | $113.00 | $1.00–$725.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC ASSAY OF CALCIUM TOTAL - CALCIUM SERUM source file | $84.75 | $113.00 | $1.00–$101.70 | 25% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Calcium Level File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.65 | $163.00 | $5.16–$220.05 | 45% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Body Fluid Calcium File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.75 | $129.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Calcium+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $103.50 | $138.00 | — | 25% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Calcium Level Total File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $106.81 | $178.02 | $4.14–$140.46 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $5.00, median $57.43, highest $106.81 — a 21.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $61.88. 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.
What it is
A calcium test measures calcium in the blood. It is used for bone disease, kidney stones, parathyroid problems and some cancers.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82310 ($39.60). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CACalcium LC | $2.48 | file |