D-dimer test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for D-dimer blood test (blood clot marker): from $10.00 to $178.85, with a median of $143.52. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $133.52 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $143.52 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 85379, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 D-DIMER SML | $10.00 | $60.00 | $10.18–$187.11 | 83% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 FDP D-DIMER QUAN | $10.00 | $187.11 | $10.18–$187.11 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 D-DIMER Qnt, Sharp (SMH) | $10.00 | $103.95 | $10.18–$187.11 | 90% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu-D-Dimer,Quant | $51.75 | $69.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Coagulation Function Measurement | $78.10 | $142.00 | $10.18–$191.70 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp D Dimer Quant 305 | $143.25 | $191.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch D Dimer Quant | $143.25 | $191.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 FIBRIN DGRADJ PRODUCTS D-DIMER QUANTITATIVE | $143.52 | $276.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA FIBRIN DGRADJ PRODUCTS D-DIMER QUANTITATIVE | $143.52 | $276.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA FIBRIN DGRADJ PRODUCTS D-DIMER QUANTITATIVE | $143.52 | $276.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC FIBRIN DEGRADPRODUCTSD-DIMER QUANT - D-DIMERQUANTITATIVE | $156.75 | $209.00 | $1.00–$156.75 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC FIBRIN DEGRADPRODUCTSD-DIMER QUANT - D-DIMERQUANTITATIVE | $156.75 | $209.00 | $1.00–$167.20 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC FIBRIN DEGRADPRODUCTSD-DIMER QUANT - D-DIMERQUANTITATIVE | $156.75 | $209.00 | $29.26–$167.20 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC FIBRIN DEGRADPRODUCTSD-DIMER QUANT - D-DIMERQUANTITATIVE | $156.75 | $209.00 | $1.00–$171.38 | 25% | — source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 D-Dimer | $178.85 | $298.08 | $8.91–$235.19 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-D-Dimer Quant | $220.50 | $294.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.00, median $143.52, highest $178.85 — a 17.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $150.14. 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 6 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
A D-dimer test measures a protein fragment released when a blood clot breaks down. A normal result helps rule out a clot in the legs or lungs when the chance of one is low.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.