Retina OCT scan cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography): from $175.45 to $175.45, with a median of $175.45. Across California, the median is $320.00 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 92134, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Medical Center lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Computerized Opical Coherence Tomography Imaging Retina | $175.45 | $319.00 | $32.25–$159.50 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Computerized Opical Coherence Tomography Imaging Retina | $808.50 | $1,470.00 | $18.19–$5,480.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital both sides National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 OPTHALMIC SCAN RETINA UNI/BI | $75.00 | $233.65 | $14.16–$233.65 | 68% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa both sides San Diego, CA CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA | $187.20 | $360.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos both sides San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA | $187.20 | $360.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion both sides San Diego, CA CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA | $187.20 | $360.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $175.45, median $175.45, highest $175.45.
Both sides : lowest $75.00, median $187.20, highest $187.20 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $175.45. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
An OCT scan takes cross-section images of the retina with light, to check macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan and report for both eyes.