PSA test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, total: from $9.48 to $190.65, with a median of $31.50. The lowest listed price is at Palomar Medical Center Escondido and 1 other hospital — $22.02 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $59.75 at 214 hospitals.
- The median here, $31.50, is 64% below the US median of $86.83.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($18.39).
- 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 17 facilities across 11 cities for code 84153, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido lowest Escondido, CA PSA Free (Q31348) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.48 | $15.80 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway lowest Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 PSA Free (Q31348) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.48 | $15.80 | — | 40% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA ULTRASENSITIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.39 | $20.52 | $1.15–$20.11 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA ULTRASENSITIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.39 | $20.52 | $1.00–$15.80 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA ULTRASENSITIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.39 | $20.52 | $1.15–$16.42 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA ULTRASENSITIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.39 | $20.52 | $1.00–$20.11 | 25% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PSA SCREEN - 84153 - 1341205+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $172.10 | $18.39–$172.10 | 90% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Psa Antigen (Psa Screen) File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $31.50 | $126.00 | $10.08–$100.80 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Psa Antigen (Psa Screen) File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $31.50 | $126.00 | $10.08–$100.80 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Psa Antigen (Psa Screen) File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $31.50 | $126.00 | $10.08–$100.80 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Psa Antigen (Psa Screen) File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $31.50 | $126.00 | $10.08–$100.80 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Psa Antigen (Psa Screen) File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $31.50 | $126.00 | $10.08–$100.80 | 75% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Prostate Specific Antigen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.46 | $60.76 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Prostate Specific Antigen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.46 | $60.76 | — | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $90.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $90.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $90.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 48% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Psa (Prostate Specific Antigen) Measurement Screening+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $102.30 | $186.00 | $18.39–$251.10 | 45% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA DIAG+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $110.25 | $147.00 | $1.00–$2,796.48 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA DIAG+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $110.25 | $147.00 | $1.00–$725.00 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA DIAG+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $110.25 | $147.00 | $1.00–$117.60 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA SCREEN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $110.25 | $147.00 | $0.73–$26,731.87 | 25% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Prostate Specific Antigen Total File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $190.65 | $317.75 | $16.09–$250.70 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $9.48, median $31.50, highest $190.65 — a 20.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $31.50. 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 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 PSA test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PSA test explained.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84153 ($72.15). 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, CAProstate-Specific Ag LC | $4.35 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CAHC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA TOTAL AND FREE | $4.88 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA TOTAL AND FREE | $4.88 | file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA TOTAL AND FREE | $4.88 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGENTOTAL - PSA TOTAL AND FREE | $4.88 | file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CAPSA (prostate specific antigen) measurement | $5.17 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CAPSA rflx Free PSA (A80264) | $6.44 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CAPSA rflx Free PSA (A80264) | $6.44 | file |