Posted Price

CT scan of the chest, with contrast at Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas

CPT 71260 · Encinitas, CA

Cash price$2,133.65
Gross charge$8,534.59
Insurer rates$104.98 – $6,827.67

These are Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated March 30, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 79 California hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $224.00, median $2,898.54, highest $17,358.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
6.1 mi$2,340.00$4,500.002026-04-01
Tri-City Medical Center
Oceanside, CA
10.1 mi$2,046.82$3,411.362026-05-29
Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla
La Jolla, CA
14.0 mi$2,133.65$8,534.592026-03-30
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
14.0 mi$2,133.65$8,534.592026-03-30
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
18.5 mi$3,081.00$4,108.002026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, CA
21.1 mi$2,340.00$4,500.002026-04-01
UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center
San Diego, CA
22.0 mi$3,797.75$6,905.002026-04-01
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
22.0 mi$2,133.65$8,534.592026-03-30

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 71260 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
HC CT Chest W
line 2324
both$2,133.65$8,534.59$104.98 – $6,827.67

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