BNP test cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker) as an inpatient: 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 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 83880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 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 · (760) 724-8411 B-Type Natriuretic Peptide LC | $19.25 | $32.09 | $22.46–$25.00 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 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 · (858) 576-1700 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 · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Probnp | $197.25 | $263.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 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 · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu Natriuretic Peptide (Bnp) | $209.25 | $279.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP) | $213.00 | $284.00 | $39.76–$1,191.26 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP) | $213.00 | $284.00 | $79.52–$213.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP) | $213.00 | $284.00 | $49.70–$725.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP) | $213.00 | $284.00 | $42.60–$232.88 | 25% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, 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 Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $230.36 | $443.00 | $27.00–$80.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 B-Type Natriuretic Peptide | $280.07 | $466.79 | $326.75–$363.63 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-B-Type Natriuret Peptd | $320.25 | $427.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $19.25, median $213.00, highest $230.36 — a 12.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $213.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 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 1 it is 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.