HPV test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for HPV test for high-risk types, one combined (pooled) result: from $21.00 to $135.20, with a median of $22.46. The lowest listed price is at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $1.46 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $135.20 at 128 hospitals.
- The median here, $22.46, is 79% below the US median of $108.55.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($35.09).
- 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 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 87624, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center lowest Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC HPV HIGH RISK TYPES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $28.00 | $1.00–$27.44 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital lowest La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC HPV HIGH RISK TYPES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $28.00 | $1.00–$22.96 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC HPV HIGH RISK TYPES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $28.00 | $1.00–$22.96 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center lowest Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC HPV HIGH RISK TYPES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $28.00 | $1.00–$27.44 | 25% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Q_HPV mRNA E6/E7 (Q90887) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.46 | $37.44 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Q_HPV mRNA E6/E7 (Q90887) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.46 | $37.44 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA SurePath HPV by PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $37.50 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 SurePath HPV by PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $37.50 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Amplified Probe HPV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.28 | $38.80 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Amplified Probe HPV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.28 | $38.80 | — | 40% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Detection Test For Human Papillomavirus (HPV) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.73 | $59.50 | $7.14–$80.33 | 45% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 HPV Genotypes 16, 18/45 by TMA, Thi+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.00 | $55.00 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA HPV with 16 and 18 by PCR, SurePath+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.00 | $55.00 | — | 40% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 HPV,HIGH RISK LC192197+6 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $35.09 | $10.53–$240.70 | — |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Thin Prep HPV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $60.00 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Thin Prep HPV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $60.00 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA HPV High-Risk TMA, Rflx to Geno, Th+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.20 | $62.00 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 HPV High Risk by TMA ThinPrep+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.20 | $62.00 | — | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 IADNA HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS HI-RSK TYP POOLD RSLT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $135.20 | $260.00 | $24.00–$70.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 IADNA HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS HI-RSK TYP POOLD RSLT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $135.20 | $260.00 | $24.00–$70.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 IADNA HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS HI-RSK TYP POOLD RSLT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $135.20 | $260.00 | $24.00–$70.00 | 48% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Detection Test For Human Papillomavirus (Hpv) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.45 | $319.00 | $31.19–$430.65 | 45% |
Outpatient: lowest $21.00, median $22.46, highest $135.20 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $22.46. 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 9 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 HPV test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: HPV test explained.