Retina OCT scan cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography) (one side of the body): from $274.00 to $274.00, with a median of $274.00. The lowest listed price is at California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus and 1 other hospital. Across California, the median is $123.70 at 16 hospitals.
- The median here, $274.00, is 195% above the US median of $93.00.
- That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- 2 of 2 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 92134, 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 Apr 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus one side lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CPTR OPHTH DX IMG POST SG RT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $274.00 | $274.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital one side lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CPTR OPHTH DX IMG POST SG LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $274.00 | $274.00 | — | — |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus both sides Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.92 | $332.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco both sides San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.92 | $332.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City both sides Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.92 | $332.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro both sides San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.92 | $332.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont both sides Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.92 | $332.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael both sides San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.92 | $332.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek both sides Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.92 | $332.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond both sides Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.92 | $332.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco both sides South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.92 | $332.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch both sides Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 CPTRIZED OPH DX IMG PST SEGMENT UNI/BI RETINA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.92 | $332.00 | — | 44% |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus both sides San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CPTR OPHTH DX IMG POST SG BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $276.00 | $276.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital both sides San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CPTR OPHTH DX IMG POST SG BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $276.00 | $276.00 | — | — |
One side of the body : lowest $274.00, median $274.00, highest $274.00.
Both sides : lowest $185.92, median $185.92, highest $276.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $274.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What retina OCT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Retina OCT scan explained.