MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $142 (about 0.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Howard Memorial charges insurers about $96, or about $113 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Willits, 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
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 | $55 - $5,075 | 23% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $50 - $4,492 | 21% |
| Aetnamajor | $169 - $4,400 | 69% |
| Cignamajor | $36 - $5,574 | 15% |
| Health Net | $93 - $5,378 | 38% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $70 - $5,574 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Howard Memorial
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 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
- Adventist Health Sonora · Sonora $197
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.