Posted Price

CT scan of the chest, with contrast at Sharp Memorial Hospital

CPT 71260 · San Diego, CA

Cash price$3,081.00
Gross charge$4,108.00
Insurer rates? – $4,025.84

These are Sharp Memorial Hospital's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated April 1, 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 Diego
San Diego, CA
3.7 mi$2,340.00$4,500.002026-04-01
UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center
San Diego, CA
4.7 mi$3,797.75$6,905.002026-04-01
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
4.7 mi$2,133.65$8,534.592026-03-30
Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
6.9 mi$3,081.00$4,108.002026-04-01
Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla
La Jolla, CA
7.5 mi$2,133.65$8,534.592026-03-30
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
7.5 mi$2,133.65$8,534.592026-03-30
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Center
Coronado, CA
8.8 mi$3,081.00$4,108.002026-04-01
Paradise Valley Hospital
National City, CA
10.0 mi$224.00$2,410.492026-09-01

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 CAT SCAN OF CHEST CONTRAST - CT CHEST W CONTRAST
line 703077
outpatient$3,081.00$4,108.00? – $4,025.84
HC CAT SCAN OF CHEST CONTRAST - CT CHEST W CONTRAST
line 703081
inpatient$3,081.00$4,108.00$1,220.08 – $3,286.40

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