BNP test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker): from $19.25 to $230.36, with a median of $213.00. The lowest listed price is at Tri-City Medical Center — $193.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $213.00 at 104 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 83880, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Medical Center lowest Oceanside, CA B-Type Natriuretic Peptide LC | $19.25 | $32.09 | $18.74–$78.95 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $39.00 | $240.24 | $15.59–$240.24 | 84% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA NT-PRO BNP LC143000 | $39.00 | $51.98 | $15.59–$240.24 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Natriuretic Peptide (Heart And Blood Vessel Protein) Level | $116.60 | $212.00 | $25.44–$286.20 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Bnp B Natriuretic Peptide 300 | $197.25 | $263.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Probnp | $197.25 | $263.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Pph-N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide | $198.00 | $264.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Scripps Nicu Natriuretic Peptide (Bnp) | $209.25 | $279.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP) | $213.00 | $284.00 | $1.00–$575.36 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP) | $213.00 | $284.00 | $1.00–$278.32 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP) | $213.00 | $284.00 | $1.00–$6,765.19 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP) | $213.00 | $284.00 | $1.00–$278.32 | 25% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $230.36 | $443.00 | $27.00–$80.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $230.36 | $443.00 | $27.00–$80.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $230.36 | $443.00 | $27.00–$80.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA B-Type Natriuretic Peptide | $280.07 | $466.79 | $30.45–$368.30 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-B-Type Natriuret Peptd | $320.25 | $427.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19.25, median $213.00, highest $230.36 — a 12.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $213.00. 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 7 of 10 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
This code covers the natriuretic peptide tests, BNP and NT-proBNP. The heart releases these peptides when it is under strain, so the test helps tell heart failure from other causes of shortness of breath and tracks treatment.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.