Retina OCT scan cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography): from $35.39 to $175.45, with a median of $35.39. The lowest listed price is at Scripps Green Hospital and 4 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $123.70 at 16 hospitals.
- The median here, $35.39, is 62% below the US median of $93.00.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 cities for code 92134, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Green Hospital lowest La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Computr Ophth Img Retina File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $35.39 | $141.56 | $11.32–$189.68 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Computr Ophth Img Retina File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $35.39 | $141.56 | $11.32–$189.68 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas lowest Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Computr Ophth Img Retina File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $35.39 | $141.56 | $11.32–$189.68 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla lowest La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Computr Ophth Img Retina File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $35.39 | $141.56 | $11.32–$189.68 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Computr Ophth Img Retina File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $35.39 | $141.56 | $11.32–$189.68 | 75% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Computerized Opical Coherence Tomography Imaging Retina File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.45 | $319.00 | $32.25–$159.50 | 45% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Computerized Opical Coherence Tomography Imaging Retina File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $808.50 | $1,470.00 | $18.19–$5,480.00 | 45% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital both sides National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 OPTHALMIC SCAN RETINA UNI/BI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $233.65 | $14.16–$233.65 | 68% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $187.20 | $360.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos both sides San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $187.20 | $360.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa both sides San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $187.20 | $360.00 | — | 48% |
Outpatient: lowest $35.39, median $35.39, highest $175.45 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
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 6 facilities here, median $35.39. 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 5 of 6 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 retina OCT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Retina OCT scan explained.