MRI lower back without contrast at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. CPT 72148.
What Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 30, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$753cash price (self-pay)
$3,013list price
$115–$2,410range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Ocn Mcr Adv [890] | Pcamg/Optum Care Network | $115 |
| Optum Care Network - Sdpmg [821] | Spmg | $147 |
| Aetna Optum Care Network - Sdpmg [809] | Spmg | $147 |
| Mc Alignment [917] | Shps Shen | $226 |
| Mc United [906] | Shps Shen | $226 |
| Mc Blue Cross [901] | Shps Shen | $226 |
| Mc Health Net [904] | Shps Shen | $226 |
| Mc Blue Shield Promise Health Plan [914] | Shps Shen | $226 |
| Mc Scan [905] | Shps Shen | $226 |
| Mc Cigna [903] | Shps Shen | $226 |
| Mc Blue Shield [902] | Shps Shen | $226 |
| Radys Cpmg [803] | Rady'S Children'S Medi-Cal HMO | $241 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Mcr Adv [231] | Medicare HMO/PPO W Pass Thru Sh | $307 |
| St Paul'S Pace Medi-Cal [551] | Medicare HMO/PPO W Pass Thru Shen | $307 |
| Sharp Health Plan Mcr Adv [897] | Medicare HMO/PPO Shen | $307 |
| Scan [818] | Medicare HMO/PPO W Pass Thru Shen | $307 |
| Sharp Rees Stealy Med Grp Mcr Adv [841] | Medicare HMO/PPO Shen | $307 |
| Village Health Medicare Advantage [592] | Medicare HMO/PPO Shen | $307 |
| Molina Medicare Advantage [462] | Medicare HMO/PPO W Pass Thru Shen | $307 |
| Pcac Medicare Advantage [8001] | Medicare HMO/PPO W Pass Thru Shen | $307 |
| Optum Health Mcr Adv [865] | Medicare HMO/PPO Shen | $307 |
| Gpmg/Altura - Mcr Adv [888] | Medicare HMO/PPO W Pass Thru Shen | $307 |
| San Diego Pace Medicare Advantage HMO [554] | Medicare HMO/PPO W Pass | $307 |
| Sharp Rees Stealy Med Grp [811] | Cigna HMO PPO | $347 |
| Bs [816] | Blue Shield HMO | $488 |
| Sharp Rees Stealy Med Grp [811] | Blue Shield HMO | $488 |
| Bs [816] | Blue Shield PPO | $506 |
| Integrated Health Partners [894] | Blue Cross HMO | $521 |
| Sharp Rees Stealy Med Grp [811] | Blue Cross HMO | $521 |
| Prime Healthcare [614] | Prime Healthcare Services Shen | $522 |
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