MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: Northside Hospital Cherokee
Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 GA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA 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 $478 (about 2.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Northside Hospital Cherokee charges insurers about $1,266, or about $6,999 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Canton, GA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $478. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $238 - $2,367 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $238 - $8,673 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $243 - $8,461 | 100% |
| Cignamajor | $932 - $1,864 | 382% |
| Humanamajor | $241 - $547 | 99% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $246 - $1,961 | 101% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $695 - $2,388 | 285% |
| Amerigroup | $695 - $1,846 | 285% |
| CareSource | $246 - $4,629 | 101% |
| Clover Health | $250 - $552 | 103% |
| Health Net | $1,982 | 813% |
| Oscar Health | $1,171 | 480% |
| WellCare | $246 - $542 | 101% |
| + 26 smaller / regional plans | $138 - $12,443 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Northside Hospital Cherokee
Compare: MRI, knee or other leg joint at other GA hospitals
- Atrium Health Navicent Peach · Byron $159
- Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center · Savannah $164
- Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus · Saint Marys $180
- Navicent Health Baldwin · Milledgeville $183
- Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center · Macon $186
- Atrium Health Navicent Rehabilitation Hopsital · Macon $186
- Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus · Brunswick $191
- Hamilton Medical Center · Dalton $197
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.