hs-CRP test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) test: from $12.00 to $120.45, with a median of $68.78. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $56.78 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $59.15 at 191 hospitals.
- The median here, $68.78, is 3% below the US median of $70.80.
- That is 5.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.95).
- San Diego, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 86141, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 C REACTIVE PROTEIN, CARDIAC+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $12.95 | $3.89–$108.00 | 7% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 C-Reactive Protein High Sensitivity File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $22.36 | $37.26 | $11.17–$30.11 | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HIGH SENSITIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $90.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HIGH SENSITIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $90.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HIGH SENSITIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $90.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 C-Reactive Protein High Sensitivity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.78 | $114.64 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA C-Reactive Protein High Sensitivity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.78 | $114.64 | — | 40% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEINHIGH SENSITIVITY - HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $108.00 | $1.00–$105.84 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEINHIGH SENSITIVITY - HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $108.00 | $1.00–$97.20 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEINHIGH SENSITIVITY - HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $108.00 | $16.20–$227.01 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEINHIGH SENSITIVITY - HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $108.00 | $1.00–$88.56 | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp C-Reactive Protein, Hs 302+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.75 | $109.00 | — | 25% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 C-Reactive Protein, High Sensitivity SB File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $117.99 | $196.65 | $11.17–$155.16 | 40% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Smh Crp High Sensitivity File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $160.00 | — | 25% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Measurement C-Reactive Protein For Detection Of Infection Or Inflammation File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $120.45 | $219.00 | $11.06–$295.65 | 45% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-C Reactive Prot,Hi Sens File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $130.50 | $174.00 | — | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $12.00, median $68.78, highest $120.45 — a 10.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $74.89. 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 none is it 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 hs-CRP test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: hs-CRP test explained.