PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, free in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, free: from $18.00 to $28.60, with a median of $28.60. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 84154, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 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 | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA PSA FREE LC 480947 | $18.00 | $106.20 | 83% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN FREE | $28.60 | $55.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN FREE | $28.60 | $55.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA ASSAY OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN FREE | $28.60 | $55.00 | 48% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.00, median $28.60, highest $28.60 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $28.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
The free PSA test measures the part of PSA in the blood that is not bound to proteins. It is usually done along with a total PSA; the ratio of free to total PSA can help a doctor decide whether further testing, such as a biopsy, is needed.
What the price covers
The price covers the free PSA test only. The total PSA (84153) and the blood draw are billed separately.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84154 ($70.55). 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.
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC PSA FREE | $4.88 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC PSA FREE | $4.88 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC PSA FREE | $4.88 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CAHC PSA FREE | $4.88 | file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CAPSA (prostate specific antigen) measurement | $5.17 | file |