MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)
On the higher side — 2 of 3 other DC hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 4 DC 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 $621 (about 2.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Medstar Washington Hospital Center charges insurers about $622, or about $2,377 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Washington, DC.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $141 - $2,948 | 58% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $141 - $2,514 | 58% |
| Aetnamajor | $145 - $1,456 | 59% |
| Cignamajor | $1,619 - $3,239 | 664% |
| Humanamajor | $148 - $653 | 61% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $148 - $2,437 | 61% |
| Amerigroup | $259 - $1,036 | 106% |
| AmeriHealth | $259 - $1,036 | 106% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $148 - $2,418 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Compare: MRI, knee or other leg joint at other DC hospitals
- Medstar Health Physical Therapy · Washington $262
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospital · Washington $582
- George Washington Univ Hospital · Washington $2,288
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.