CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Good Samaritan Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$451
about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $252–$968
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$790
Well above the fair price
about $339 over the fair price · 3.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $451 This hospital $790 Cash price $25,339 Hospital's list price $25,339

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $63 Priciest $790

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 $451 (about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Good Samaritan Hospital charges insurers about $790, or about $25,339 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in San Jose, CA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $451. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $518 - $6,916 212%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $227 - $4,443 93%
Aetnamajor $4,973 - $5,074 2040%
Cignamajor $14,466 - $21,698 5934%
Humanamajor $12,658 - $18,986 5193%
Health Net $10,850 - $16,274 4451%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $133 - $21,698
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2425 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, CA 95124
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals