CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Grossmont Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$326
about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $269–$709
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $326 Cash price $3,247 Hospital's list price $4,329

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What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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 $1,818 - $2,987 746%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $120 - $2,900 49%
Aetnamajor $1,818 - $3,550 746%
Cignamajor $3,247 1332%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $1,472 604%
Health Net $1,472 - $3,463 604%
Molina $1,286 - $3,030 528%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $1,286 - $3,247
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 5555 Grossmont Center Drive Box 58, La Mesa, CA 91942
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals