MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $286 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr charges insurers about $282, or about $2,605 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Diego, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $282 - $5,683 | 116% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $282 - $2,861 | 116% |
| Aetnamajor | $568 - $4,736 | 233% |
| Cignamajor | $568 - $2,842 | 233% |
| Humanamajor | $568 - $4,026 | 233% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $3,173 - $4,736 | 1302% |
| Health Net | $381 - $13,308 | 156% |
| HealthPartners | $3,078 | 1263% |
| Molina | $356 | 146% |
| Sentara | $410 | 168% |
| + 66 smaller / regional plans | $185 - $6,394 |
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Other Procedures at Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Compare: MRI, knee or other leg joint at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $63
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $66
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $84
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $96
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $126
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $133
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $140
- Children's Hosp of Los Angeles · Los Angeles $182
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.