CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Coast Plaza Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$367
about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $308–$504
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$377
About the fair price
about $10 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $367 This hospital $377 Cash price $8,197 Hospital's list price $8,197

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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 $377

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 $367 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Coast Plaza Hospital charges insurers about $377, or about $8,197 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Norwalk, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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 $377 - $383 155%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $306 - $6,667 126%
Cignamajor $1,247 512%
Humanamajor $306 126%
Ambetter (Centene) $384 - $472 158%
Bright Health $337 138%
Health Net $306 - $481 126%
Oscar Health $306 126%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans $297 - $7,869
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: 13100 Studerbaker Road, Norwalk, CA 90650
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals