SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 84153, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 29, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center
CORONADO, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA ULTRASENSITIVE |
$15.39 | $20.52 | 25% | — file |
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| Sharp Memorial Hospital
SAN DIEGO, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA ULTRASENSITIVE |
$15.39 | $20.52 | 25% | — file |
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| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
CHULA VISTA, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA ULTRASENSITIVE |
$15.39 | $20.52 | 25% | — file |
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| Grossmont Hospital Corporation
LA MESA, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA ULTRASENSITIVE |
$15.39 | $20.52 | 25% | — file |
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| Paradise Valley Hospital
NATIONAL CITY, CA PSA SCREEN - 84153 - 1341205 |
$18.00 | $172.10 | 90% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
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| Paradise Valley Hospital
NATIONAL CITY, CA PSA TOTAL |
$18.00 | $172.10 | 90% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
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| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO - CLAIREMONT MESA
SAN DIEGO, CA ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TOTAL |
$46.80 | $90.00 | 48% | — file |
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| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO - ZION
SAN DIEGO, CA ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TOTAL |
$46.80 | $90.00 | 48% | — file |
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| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN MARCOS
SAN MARCOS, CA ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TOTAL |
$46.80 | $90.00 | 48% | — file |
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| Grossmont Hospital Corporation
LA MESA, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA SCREEN |
$110.25 | $147.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center
CORONADO, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA DIAG |
$110.25 | $147.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center
CORONADO, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA SCREEN |
$110.25 | $147.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Sharp Memorial Hospital
SAN DIEGO, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA SCREEN |
$110.25 | $147.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Sharp Memorial Hospital
SAN DIEGO, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA DIAG |
$110.25 | $147.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
CHULA VISTA, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA DIAG |
$110.25 | $147.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
CHULA VISTA, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA SCREEN |
$110.25 | $147.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Grossmont Hospital Corporation
LA MESA, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA DIAG |
$110.25 | $147.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Tri-City Medical Center
OCEANSIDE, CA Prostate Specific Antigen Total |
$190.65 | $317.75 | 40% | May 29, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.39, median $78.53, highest $190.65 — a 12.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $110.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84153 ($82.55). 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.
| Tri-City Medical Center
OCEANSIDE, CA Prostate-Specific Ag LC |
$4.35 | file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center
CORONADO, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA TOTAL AND FREE |
$4.88 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital
SAN DIEGO, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA TOTAL AND FREE |
$4.88 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
CHULA VISTA, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA TOTAL AND FREE |
$4.88 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation
LA MESA, CA HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA TOTAL AND FREE |
$4.88 | file |