MRI lower back without contrast at Watsonville Community Hospital. CPT 72148.
What Watsonville Community Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated September 28, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$7,131cash price (self-pay)
$11,885list price
$267–$11,885range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Alliance/Sccho | Alliance | $1,191 |
| Geha (Ccn) | Geha (Ccn) | $3,650 |
| Geha (Ccn) | Geha (Affordable) | $3,650 |
| First Health | First Health | $3,650 |
| Transwestern | Transwestern | $3,650 |
| Aetna PPO EPO | Aetna | $3,767 |
| Aetna HMO-Not Pmg | Aetna HMO | $3,767 |
| Aetna Select Choice | Aetna Select Choice | $3,767 |
| Aetna Senior Choice | Aetna Senior Choice | $3,767 |
| Aetna PPO EPO | Aetna Meritain Employee | $3,767 |
| Blue Cross Of CA PPO/HMO | Blue Cross | $5,856 |
| Blue Cross Out Of Area | Blue Cross | $5,856 |
| Blue Cross Out Of Area | Blue Cross Out Of Area | $5,856 |
| Blue Cross Of CA PPO/HMO | Blue Cross PPO/HMO | $5,856 |
| Blue Cross/Shield Fep | Blue Cross/Shield Fep | $5,856 |
| Claims Management Wc | Claims Management Wc | $5,856 |
| State Compensation Fund | State Compensation Fund | $5,856 |
| Operating Engineers | Operating Engineers | $5,856 |
| Carpenters H&W Trust | Carpenters H&W Trust | $5,856 |
| Carpenters H&W Trust | Carpenters/Mcare Supp | $5,856 |
| Teamsters Benefit Trust | Teamsters Benefit Trust | $5,856 |
| Laborers Health & Welfare | Laborers Health/Bc | $5,856 |
| Calif Ironworkers Field | Calif Ironworkers Field | $5,856 |
| Delta Health Systems | Delta Health Systems | $5,856 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | Sheet Metal Workers | $5,856 |
| Robert Kennedy/Ccn | Robert Kennedy | $5,856 |
| Western Growers Trust/Bc | Western Growers Trust/Bc | $5,856 |
| Pinnacle Claims Tpa/Bc | La Clinica Fre Salud | $5,856 |
| Monterey Bay Pub Emp Trst | Monterey Bay Pub Emp Trst | $5,856 |
| City Of Wats/Pinnacle Clm | City Of Wats/Pinnacle Clm | $5,856 |
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