Scripps Mercy Hospital prices
Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, 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 Scripps Mercy Hospital publishes for common services
ER visit, level 3 (moderate): listed at $2,415. Insurers pay a median of $69.85, across 4 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 Level I" | $840 | $210 | $11.14$11.14 to $11.14, 4 insurers |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "HC ER Level II" | $1,312 | $328 | $40.78$40.78 to $40.78, 4 insurers |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "HC ER Level III" | $2,415 | $604 | $69.85$69.85 to $69.85, 4 insurers |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "HC ER Level IV" | $3,885 to $19,633 | $971 to $4,908 | $119$119 to $119, 4 insurers |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "HC ER Level V" | $7,874 to $23,623 | $1,969 to $5,906 | $172$172 to $172, 4 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "HC G-Tube Removal Only" | $294 | $73.43 | $59.54$59.54 to $104, 6 insurers |
| Routine venipuncture (blood draw)CPT 36415, listed as "HC Venipuncture" | $20.16 | $5.04 | $9.34$9.34 to $23.35, 63 insurers |
| Vitamin B12 injectionCPT J3420, listed as "CYANOCOBALAMIN (VIT B-12) 1,000 MCG/ML INJECTION SOLUTION" | $49.76 | $12.44 | - |
| Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053, listed as "HC Comprehensive Panel" | $392 | $98.00 | $10.56$10.56 to $26.40, 63 insurers |
| Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048, listed as "HC Basic Metabolic Panel" | $244 | $61.00 | $8.46$8.46 to $21.15, 63 insurers |
| CBC with differentialCPT 85025, listed as "HC Cbc" | $110 | $27.50 | $7.77$7.77 to $19.43, 63 insurers |
| Hepatic function panelCPT 80076, listed as "HC Hepatic Fx Panel" | $285 | $71.21 | $8.17$8.17 to $20.43, 63 insurers |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "HC Ankle Min 3vw Bilateral" | $910 to $1,365 | $228 to $341 | $34.14$34.14 to $34.14, 4 insurers |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "HC CT Abdomen & Pelvis WO" | $5,827 | $1,457 | $109$95.94 to $123, 8 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "HC CT Abdomen & Pelvis W" | $9,000 | $2,250 | $230$202 to $258, 8 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "HC CT Abdomen & Pelvis W/WO" | $9,450 | $2,363 | $260$228 to $293, 8 insurers |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "HC MR Brain WO" | $3,652 | $913 | $135$119 to $152, 8 insurers |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "HC MR Brain W/WO" | $5,903 | $1,476 | $225$197 to $253, 8 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "HC MR Pelvis WO" | $2,272 | $568 | $171$150 to $192, 8 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "HC MR Pelvis Wwo" | $3,784 | $946 | $247$217 to $278, 8 insurers |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "HC Echo 2dcomp W/ Doppler" | $1,567 to $1,842 | $392 to $461 | $154$154 to $154, 4 insurers |
| Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93307, listed as "HC Echo 2dcomp W/Con W/O Dop" | $2,265 | $566 | - |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "HC Ekg Routine 12 Lead Trace" | $414 | $104 | $8.17$8.17 to $8.17, 4 insurers |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomyCPT 47562, listed as "HC Laparoscopy Surg Cholecystectomy" | $49,755 | $12,439 | $641$641 to $641, 4 insurers |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscectomyCPT 29881, listed as "HC Knee Meniscec Med or Lat" | $11,856 | $2,964 | $548$548 to $548, 4 insurers |
Source: Scripps Mercy Hospital's standard charges file, which the hospital dated March 30, 2026. Read on September 28, 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 Scripps Mercy Hospital 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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