Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center prices
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in Chula Vista, CA publishes its standard charges, as every US hospital must under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Below is what its own file lists for common services, next to what it has agreed to accept from insurers.
What Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center publishes for common services
MRI pelvis, without contrast: listed at $3,130. Insurers pay a median of $66.33, across 3 insurers.
If you were billed the list price, you may have been charged far more than insurers typically pay. See how to use these numbers below.
| Service | List price | Cash price | Insurers pay (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER visit, level 1 (minor)CPT 99281, listed as "HC ER TYPE I MINIMAL" | $500 to $999 | $375 to $749 | - |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 2 VISIT LOW/MODER SEVERITY" | $1,805 | $1,354 | - |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 3 VISIT MODERATE SEVERITY" | $2,917 | $2,188 | - |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 VISIT HIGH/URGENT SEVERITY" | $5,200 to $10,400 | $3,900 to $7,800 | - |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 5 VISIT HIGH SEVERITY&THREAT FUNC" | $7,600 to $15,200 | $5,700 to $11,400 | - |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "HC OB TRIAGE LEVEL 3 OP" | $395 to $415 | $296 to $311 | - |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "HC FACILITY FEE DETAILED EP" | $470 to $494 | $353 to $371 | - |
| Routine venipuncture (blood draw)CPT 36415, listed as "HC VENOUS/SKIN PUNCT" | $29.00 | $21.75 | - |
| Vitamin B12 injectionCPT J3420, listed as "CYANOCOBALAMIN (VIT B-12) 1000 MCG/ML INJECTION SOLUTION" | $4.80 to $33.11 | $3.60 to $24.83 | - |
| Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053, listed as "HC METABOLIC PANELCOMPREHENSIVE - BUNDLED CHARGE" | $452 | $339 | - |
| Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048, listed as "HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL - BUNDLED CHARGE" | $352 | $264 | - |
| CBC with differentialCPT 85025, listed as "HC COMPLETE CBC & AUTO DIFF WBC" | $197 | $148 | - |
| Lipid panelCPT 80061, listed as "HC NMR LIPID PNL" | $14.00 to $194 | $10.50 to $146 | $16.85$7.52 to $16.85, 3 insurers |
| Hepatic function panelCPT 80076, listed as "HC HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE" | $260 | $195 | - |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "HC X-RAY ANKLE 3+ VW - XR ANKLE 3+ VIEWS LEFT" | $719 | $539 | - |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "HC CT ABD & PELVIS W/O CONTRAST - CT ABDOMEN PELVIS WO CONTRAST" | $4,640 | $3,480 | - |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "HC CT ABD & PELV W/CONTRAST - CT ABDOMEN PELVIS W CONTRAST" | $6,658 | $4,994 | - |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "HC CT ABD & PELV 1/> REGNS - CT ABDOMEN PELVIS W WO CONTRAST" | $7,116 | $5,337 | - |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "HC MRI BRAIN - MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST" | $4,048 | $3,036 | - |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "HC MRI BRAIN COMBO - MRI BRAIN W WO CONTRAST" | $6,083 | $4,562 | - |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "HC MRI PELVIS W/O CONTRAST - MRI PELVIS WO CONTRAST" | $3,130 | $2,348 | $66.33$66.33 to $880, 3 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "HC MRI PELVIS COMBO - MRI PELVIS W WO CONTRAST" | $5,691 | $4,268 | - |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "HC TTE W/DOPPLER COMPLETE - TTE COMPLETE" | $5,472 to $6,019 | $4,104 to $4,514 | - |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING" | $838 | $629 | - |
Source: Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center's standard charges file, which the hospital dated April 1, 2026. Read on October 1, 2026. View the hospital's file (a large data file). Hospitals must publish this file under 45 CFR § 180.
List price
The hospital's full charge (its "gross charge") before any discount. Few people pay it, but it is often the starting point on a bill.
Cash price
What the hospital says it accepts from patients paying without insurance.
Insurers pay
The median of the per-service rates the hospital has negotiated with insurers, shown only when at least 3 insurers report one. Your plan's rate may differ.
How to use these numbers
Uninsured or paying yourself? You can ask Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center to bill you its published cash price, and ask about financial assistance, which nonprofit hospitals must offer.
Insured, and the hospital is in your network? Your share should be based on your plan's negotiated rate, not the list price. If your bill or explanation of benefits shows the list price, ask the billing office why.
These figures summarize what the hospital publishes. They are not a quote, and they don't include separate physician bills.
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