CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$387
about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $325–$610
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$412
About the fair price
about $25 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $387 This hospital $412 Cash price $1,901 Hospital's list price $4,225

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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 $412

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 $387 (about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Loma Linda University Children's Hospital charges insurers about $412, or about $1,901 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Loma Linda, 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

✓ 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 $866 355%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $1,471 - $2,236 603%
Aetnamajor $3,443 1412%
Cignamajor $2,330 - $2,694 956%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $307 - $3,208 126%
Molina $387 - $412 159%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $307 - $3,126
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 11234 Anderson Street Suite A, Loma Linda, CA 92354
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals