MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
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 $351 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus charges insurers about $337, or about $2,210 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Walnut Creek, 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 | $140 - $1,154 | 57% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $337 - $3,193 | 138% |
| Aetnamajor | $278 - $337 | 114% |
| Cignamajor | $1,271 | 521% |
| Humanamajor | $337 - $4,077 | 138% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $3,979 | 1632% |
| Health Net | $330 - $1,198 | 135% |
| + 27 smaller / regional plans | $140 - $4,912 |
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Other Procedures at John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
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.