Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego
prices.
Cash-pay and insurance prices for 30 procedures at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, pulled from the federally-mandated machine-readable file the hospital is required to publish. Cash-pay range across these procedures: $13 to $12,439.
Procedure prices.
- Abdominal ultrasound, complete CPT 76700 $342
- Brain MRI with and without contrast CPT 70553 $1,476
- Brain MRI without contrast CPT 70551 $913
- Carotid duplex ultrasound CPT 93880 $176
- Carpal tunnel release CPT 29848 $1,588
- Cataract surgery, one eye CPT 66984 $1,944
- CBC with differential CPT 85025 $28
- Chest X-ray, single view CPT 71045 $54 to $76
- Colonoscopy with polyp removal CPT 45385 $846
- Colonoscopy, diagnostic CPT 45378 $749
- Comprehensive metabolic panel CPT 80053 $98
- CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast CPT 74177 $2,250
- DXA bone density scan CPT 77080 $127
- Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler CPT 93306 $392 to $461
- Hemoglobin A1c CPT 83036 $13
- Inguinal hernia repair, open CPT 49505 $3,332 to $3,909
- Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy CPT 29881 $2,964
- Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast CPT 73721 $945 to $1,657
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy CPT 47562 $12,439
- Lumbar epidural steroid injection CPT 64483 $569 to $1,139
- Lumbar spine MRI without contrast CPT 72148 $753
- Mammogram, screening CPT 77067 $181
- Office visit, established patient, level 3 CPT 99213 $73
- Polysomnography (sleep study) CPT 95810 $578
- Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) CPT 30520 $1,284
- Thyroid ultrasound CPT 76536 $522
- TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) CPT 84443 $34
- Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy CPT 43239 $649
- Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) CPT 52353 $4,441
- Urinalysis CPT 81002 no cash price published
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3/5 stars on CMS Hospital Care Compare. Based on ~50 measures of safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. View on Care Compare ↗
Patient experience.
CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 2,651 completed surveys.
| Measure | This hospital | Network avg | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCAHPS overall star rating | 3/5 | 2.8/5 | +0.2 |
| Would definitely recommend | 67% | 69.6% | -3pp |
| Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 | 66% | 68.6% | -3pp |
| Nurses always communicated well | 76% | 75.6% | 0pp |
| Doctors always communicated well | 78% | 76.6% | +1pp |
| Given clear info about recovery | 88% | 84.4% | +4pp |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 68% | 68.6% | -1pp |
| Staff always explained meds | 60% | 57.6% | +2pp |
| Quiet at night, always | 46% | 52.2% | -6pp |
About this data.
The prices above are pulled directly from Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego's machine-readable file (MRF), required under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50). We download the file, parse the rows for our shoppable CPT set, and publish the dollar amounts as the hospital published them. No surveys, no estimates.
Cash-pay rates are what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan; pick a payer in the comparison tool to see plan-specific numbers.