CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$167
about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $160–$630
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$168
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $167 This hospital $168 Cash price $1,395 Hospital's list price $3,487

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 FL hospitals compared.

Cheapest $92 Priciest $214

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL 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 $167 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $168, or about $1,395 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sarasota, FL.

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 $66 - $2,992 27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $60 - $329 25%
Aetnamajor $68 - $3,305 28%
Cignamajor $95 - $687 39%
Ambetter (Centene) $169 - $673 69%
AmeriHealth $54 - $174 22%
AvMed $2,182 - $2,908 895%
Molina $53 - $171 22%
Oscar Health $108 - $340 44%
Simply Healthcare $51 - $166 21%
WellCare $68 - $262 28%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $51 - $2,615
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals