CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$271

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $245–$393

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$273

About the fair price

about $2 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $271 This hospital $273 Cash price $584 Hospital's list price $2,335

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $152 Priciest $273

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $271 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock charges insurers about $273, or about $584 in cash — about the fair price. Located in North Little Rock, AR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$232 - $295	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$229 - $251	94%
Humanamajor	$226	93%
Ambetter (Centene)	$369	151%
CareSource	$543	223%
WellCare	$239	98%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$224 - $543

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 584), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 73721.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 73721.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock

Compare: MRI, knee or other leg joint at other AR hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.