MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif
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 $387 (about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif charges insurers about $282, or about $2,290 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Sacramento, 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
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 | $233 | 96% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $282 - $469 | 116% |
| Aetnamajor | $234 - $320 | 96% |
| Cignamajor | $282 | 116% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $100 - $282 | 41% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $234 - $356 | 96% |
| Amerigroup | $242 | 99% |
| AmeriHealth | $269 | 110% |
| CareSource | $269 | 110% |
| Health Net | $356 | 146% |
| Molina | $234 - $282 | 96% |
| Providence Health Plan | $333 | 137% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $269 - $483 |
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Other Procedures at Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif
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.