Cosmetic surgery costs in San Diego, line by line
San Diego shares its hospital wage index with Los Angeles but has a lower surgery center index and its own anesthesia locality.
Rhinoplasty, estimated total before the surgeon in San Diego
$3,578
Anesthesia $272, operating room $3,306.
| Surgeon's fee | not included, enter your quote |
| Anesthesia, 13 units | $272 |
| Operating room, surgery center | $3,306 |
Benchmark, not a quote: the operating room and anesthesia lines are 2026 Medicare rates for the same codes; private prices for cosmetic work are set by each practice and are often higher. No public file prices the surgeon's fee: it counts only once you enter the figure from your own quote.
| Code | CMS short descriptor | Share paid | National rate | Local amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPT 30410 | Reconstruction of nose | 100 % | $3,026 | $3,306 |
Compiled by Radif Partners · Where each line comes from · CBSA 41740, Medicare locality san diego-chula vista-carlsbad · not a quote
The operating room and anesthesia of a rhinoplasty in the San Diego area come to a benchmark of $3,578 in a surgery center in 2026, and a chin implant to $3,488. Both operations have large room lines, so the local wage index shows on them. San Diego's FY 2026 index before floor and reclassification, used for surgery centers, is 1.1852; the final index used for hospitals is 1.4315, exactly the value of Los Angeles. The rhinoplasty room therefore costs $3,306 in a surgery center and $7,614 in a hospital department here. Anesthesia follows the 2026 factor of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad locality, $20.95, a little above the national $20.50. The surgeon's fee is not included, because no public file publishes it for San Diego or nationally; patients who cross the border for surgery leave this comparison altogether.
Nose and chin together
A chin implant can be placed during a rhinoplasty. The two codes share one Medicare surgery center rate, so in one session one is paid in full and the other at half, and anesthesia is billed once. In San Diego the pair comes to $5,309, against $7,066 for two separate operations. In a hospital, both codes are comprehensive and only one is paid. The chin implant page explains why its room line is unusually heavy.
Rhinoplasty and chin in San Diego
One session, room and anesthesia in San Diego
$5,309
| Anesthesia, one session of 175 minutes | $350 |
| Operating room, surgery center | $4,959 |
| Saved on the operating room | $1,653 |
| Saved on anesthesia base units | $105 |
San Diego against Los Angeles
Los Angeles has the higher surgery center index, 1.2139 against 1.1852, and a slightly higher anesthesia factor, so a rhinoplasty benchmark is $3,626 there and $3,578 here. In a hospital, the two metros are paid with the same index and the difference nearly disappears. The Los Angeles page explains why California hospital indexes sit so far above center indexes.
Surgery abroad is outside the scope of these figures: the public rates describe the United States, and the costs of travel, follow-up and complications far from home are not in any file the site reads.
Every procedure in San Diego
| Procedure | Anesthesia | Operating room, surgery center | Operating room, hospital | Room and anesthesia, surgery center |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tummy tuck | $272 | $3,112 | $8,540 | $3,384 |
| Liposuction | $306 | $2,120 | $4,558 | $2,426 |
| Brazilian butt lift | $348 | $3,181 | $6,837 | $3,529 |
| Breast augmentation | $189 | $3,465 | $10,512 | $3,654 |
| Breast lift | $272 | $3,112 | $8,540 | $3,384 |
| Rhinoplasty | $272 | $3,306 | $7,614 | $3,578 |
| Facelift | $318 | $2,120 | $4,558 | $2,439 |
| Brow lift | $203 | $1,189 | $3,058 | $1,392 |
| Upper eyelid surgery | $151 | $1,233 | $2,654 | $1,384 |
| Lower eyelid surgery | $155 | $1,233 | $2,654 | $1,388 |
| Chin implant | $182 | $3,306 | $7,614 | $3,488 |
| Otoplasty | $272 | $1,618 | $4,264 | $1,890 |
| Arm lift | $220 | $1,364 | $3,736 | $1,584 |
| Thigh lift | $272 | $1,364 | $3,736 | $1,636 |
| Gynecomastia surgery | $132 | $1,752 | $5,036 | $1,884 |