Hospital Price Lookup

Medical procedure prices in San Francisco, CA

31 procedures priced · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · from area hospitals' price-transparency files

Hospital Price Lookup shows what 31 common medical procedures cost across hospitals in metropolitan San Francisco, CA (San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA). Each procedure has a typical insurer-negotiated price range from area hospitals' published price-transparency files, plus a genuine self-pay cash price on 27 of them. For example, a CBC runs about $8. These are price references from public data — not a quote, a bill, or medical or financial advice.

Imaging & scans

Procedure Typical negotiated Range Cash
Abdominal Ultrasound (complete) $149 $149–$453 $991
Chest X-ray (2 views) $124 $124–$126 $504
CT Scan of the Abdomen & Pelvis (with contrast) $500 $500–$1,871 $4,754
CT Scan of the Chest $190 $190–$1,132 $2,845
CT Scan of the Head/Brain (without contrast) $153 $153–$913 $2,682
MRI of the Brain (without contrast) $339 $339–$1,518 $3,629
MRI of the Knee $339 $339–$1,049 $3,438
MRI of the Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) $339 $339–$1,392 $3,282
Pregnancy (OB) Ultrasound $149 $149–$438 $1,123

Lab tests

Procedure Typical negotiated Range Cash
Complete Blood Count (CBC) $8 $8–$10 $123
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) $10 $10–$13 $255
Hemoglobin A1c (Diabetes Test) $10 $10–$12 $80
Lipid Panel (Cholesterol Test) $13 $13–$15 $156
PSA Test (Prostate Screening) $18 $18–$23 $130

Screenings

Procedure Typical negotiated Range Cash
Screening Colonoscopy $1,158 $1,158 $3,220
Screening Mammogram $139 $139–$157 $375

Heart & cardiac

Procedure Typical negotiated Range Cash
Cardiac Catheterization (Coronary Angiogram) $4,084 $4,084–$6,074 $19,488

Endoscopy

Procedure Typical negotiated Range Cash
Colonoscopy with Biopsy $1,497 $1,497 $3,550
Diagnostic Colonoscopy $1,158 $1,158 $3,679
Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD) $1,190 $1,190–$1,406 $3,707

Surgery & procedures

Procedure Typical negotiated Range Cash
Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery $2,256 $2,256 $5,124
Cataract Surgery (with Lens Implant) $2,896 $2,896 $8,624
Inguinal Hernia Repair $5,944 $5,560–$5,944 $22,397
Laparoscopic Appendectomy (Appendix Removal) $7,407 $7,407 $22,680
Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal $7,407 $7,407 $19,219
Tonsillectomy $5,815 $5,815 $10,357
Total Hip Replacement $12,689 $12,689–$27,417 —
Total Knee Replacement $12,689 $12,689–$27,417 —

Maternity & delivery

Procedure Typical negotiated Range Cash
Cesarean Section (C-Section) Delivery $4,527 $4,527–$12,955 —
Vaginal Delivery $1,885 $1,885–$9,109 —

Other procedures

Procedure Typical negotiated Range Cash
Emergency Room Visit (Level 3-4) $2,610 $1,104–$2,610 $2,167

Source: hospitals' own machine-readable Standard Charges files, published under the U.S. Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR §180.50). Most recent hospital file in this dataset: July 2026. Prices are references, not quotes or bills, and never medical or financial advice — where a hospital reports no price, nothing is shown rather than a guess.

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