CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: St Vincent's Medical Center

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$309
about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $196–$561
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$352
About the fair price
about $43 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $309 This hospital $352 Cash price $1,619 Hospital's list price $1,619

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How this hospital compares to other CT hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CT hospitals compared.

Cheapest $168 Priciest $425

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT 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 $309 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). St Vincent's Medical Center charges insurers about $352, or about $1,619 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bridgeport, CT.

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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $98 - $374 40%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $98 - $529 40%
Aetnamajor $100 - $362 41%
Cignamajor $540 222%
Molina $98 - $443 40%
Tufts Health Plan $98 40%
WellCare $99 41%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $98

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2800 Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06606
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals