hCG blood pregnancy test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for hCG pregnancy hormone blood test, quantitative (measures the level): from $12.55 to $279.95, with a median of $171.00. The lowest listed price is at Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center and 3 other hospitals — $158.45 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $179.60 at 103 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 84702, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center lowest Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC GONADOTROPIN CHORIONIC QT | $12.55 | $16.73 | $1.15–$119.86 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center lowest Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC GONADOTROPIN CHORIONIC QT | $12.55 | $16.73 | $1.06–$15.06 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC GONADOTROPIN CHORIONIC QT | $12.55 | $16.73 | $1.00–$16.40 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital lowest La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC GONADOTROPIN CHORIONIC QT | $12.55 | $16.73 | $1.00–$1,474.75 | 25% | — source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CSF BHCG,TUMOR,LC816477 | $15.00 | $75.25 | $15.05–$231.00 | 80% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 HCG QUAN | $15.00 | $231.00 | $15.05–$231.00 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Poct Bhcg | $171.00 | $228.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Liv-Hcg; Quantitative | $171.00 | $228.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Hcg Quant | $183.00 | $244.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 GONADOTROPIN CHORIONIC QUANTITATIVE | $202.80 | $390.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 GONADOTROPIN CHORIONIC QUANTITATIVE | $202.80 | $390.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA GONADOTROPIN CHORIONIC QUANTITATIVE | $202.80 | $390.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Beta hCG Quantitative | $259.58 | $432.63 | $13.17–$341.35 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN QUANT - HCG QUANTITATIVE BLOOD | $273.75 | $365.00 | $1.00–$357.70 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC HCG QUANT POC | $273.75 | $365.00 | $1.00–$273.75 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN QUANT - HCG QUANTITATIVE BLOOD | $273.75 | $365.00 | $1.00–$292.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC HCG QUANT POC | $273.75 | $365.00 | $1.00–$357.70 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC HCG QUANT POC | $273.75 | $365.00 | $1.15–$292.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN QUANT - HCG QUANTITATIVE BLOOD | $273.75 | $365.00 | $1.15–$625.89 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN QUANT - HCG QUANTITATIVE BLOOD | $273.75 | $365.00 | $124.10–$299.30 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC HCG QUANT POC | $273.75 | $365.00 | $1.10–$273.75 | 25% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Gonadotropin, Chorionic (Reproductive Hormone) Level | $279.95 | $509.00 | $15.05–$687.15 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.55, median $171.00, highest $279.95 — a 22.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $186.90. 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 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 blood test measures the exact level of hCG, the hormone made during pregnancy. It is used to confirm early pregnancy, to follow how the level changes over a few days, and to check for problems such as a possible miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.
What the price covers
The price usually covers one hCG measurement. The blood draw is often billed separately, and each repeat test is a separate charge.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84702 ($83.40). 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, CAhCG,Beta Subunit, Qnt LC | $6.83 | file |