Spirometry cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for spirometry (breathing test): from $321.88 to $678.15, with a median of $539.25. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion and 2 other hospitals — $217.37 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $321.88 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 cities for code 94010, 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 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 SPMTRY W/VC EXPIRATORY FLO W/WO MXML VOL VNTJ | $321.88 | $619.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA SPMTRY W/VC EXPIRATORY FLO W/WO MXML VOL VNTJ | $321.88 | $619.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 SPMTRY W/VC EXPIRATORY FLO W/WO MXML VOL VNTJ | $321.88 | $619.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC BREATHING CAPACITY TEST - SPIROMETRY WITHOUT BRONCHODILATOR | $539.25 | $719.00 | $1.15–$647.10 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC BREATHING CAPACITY TEST - SPIROMETRY WITHOUT BRONCHODILATOR | $539.25 | $719.00 | $1.00–$9,979.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC BREATHING CAPACITY TEST - SPIROMETRY WITHOUT BRONCHODILATOR | $539.25 | $719.00 | $1.15–$704.62 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC BREATHING CAPACITY TEST - SPIROMETRY WITHOUT BRONCHODILATOR | $539.25 | $719.00 | $1.00–$589.58 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu Hc Spirometry Simple | $596.25 | $795.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Measurement And Graphic Recording Of Total And Timed Exhaled Air Capacity | $678.15 | $1,233.00 | $24.59–$1,664.55 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $321.88, median $539.25, highest $678.15 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $539.25. 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 5 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
Spirometry measures how much air you can blow out and how fast. It is used to diagnose and follow asthma and COPD.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the test and report.