MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: El Centro Regional Medical Center
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 $369 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). El Centro Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $383, or about $2,913 in cash — about the fair price. Located in El Centro, CA.
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
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 | $306 - $2,055 | 126% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $306 - $4,161 | 126% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,831 | 751% |
| Cignamajor | $3,121 | 1280% |
| Humanamajor | $3,870 | 1588% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $4,286 | 1758% |
| Health Net | $306 - $3,745 | 126% |
| Molina | $306 - $4,577 | 126% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $306 - $4,161 |
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Other Procedures at El Centro Regional Medical Center
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.