Coronary stent cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for coronary stent placement, one artery: from $12,057.34 to $24,676.45, with a median of $20,139.00. The lowest listed price is at Tri-City Medical Center — $8,081.66 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $14,775.00 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 92928, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Medical Center lowest Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 92928 Trnscath Plcmnt Metal Single | $12,057.34 | $20,095.56 | $487.88–$23,996.77 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 92928 PERC CARD STENT/ANGIO 1 VSL | $12,201.41 | $20,335.68 | $487.88–$23,996.77 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 STENT PLCMT IC SNGL | $14,775.00 | $61,792.80 | $483.05–$71,370.70 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 STENT PLCMT RX IC SNGL | $14,775.00 | $71,370.70 | $483.05–$71,370.70 | 79% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 PERQ TCAT PLMT NTRAC ST 1 LES 1+C SEGMENTS | $14,950.00 | $28,750.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA PERQ TCAT PLMT NTRAC ST 1 LES 1+C SEGMENTS | $14,950.00 | $28,750.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA PERQ TCAT PLMT NTRAC ST 1 LES 1+C SEGMENTS | $14,950.00 | $28,750.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC CATH PRQ TRLUML CORONARY STENT W/ANGIO ONE ART/BRNCH | $20,139.00 | $26,852.00 | $1.00–$24,166.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC CATH PRQ TRLUML CORONARY STENT W/ANGIO ONE ART/BRNCH | $20,139.00 | $26,852.00 | $1.00–$21,481.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC CATH PRQ TRLUML CORONARY STENT W/ANGIO ONE ART/BRNCH | $20,139.00 | $26,852.00 | $1.00–$22,018.64 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC CATH PRQ TRLUML CORONARY STENT W/ANGIO ONE ART/BRNCH | $20,139.00 | $26,852.00 | $119.86–$26,314.96 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Perc Card Stent W/Angio One Art | $22,037.25 | $29,383.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin | $24,676.45 | $44,866.28 | $483.05–$24,246.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC STENT DRUG ELUT SNG | $26,851.50 | $35,802.00 | $1.00–$35,085.96 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC STENT DRUG ELUT SNG | $26,851.50 | $35,802.00 | $1.00–$35,085.96 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC STENT DRUG ELUT SNG | $26,851.50 | $35,802.00 | $1.30–$27,567.54 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC STENT DRUG ELUT SNG | $26,851.50 | $35,802.00 | $1.00–$35,085.96 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12,057.34, median $20,139.00, highest $24,676.45 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $20,139.00. 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 7 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 it is
This procedure opens a narrowed coronary artery with a balloon and places a stent.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.