MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: Chatuge Regional Hospital
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.
A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $502 (about 2.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Chatuge Regional Hospital charges insurers about $934, or about $882 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Hiawassee, 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 $502. 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.
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 | $388 - $1,321 | 159% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $617 - $1,280 | 253% |
| Aetnamajor | $547 - $1,499 | 224% |
| Cignamajor | $617 - $1,235 | 253% |
| Humanamajor | $617 | 253% |
| Amerigroup | $367 | 151% |
| CareSource | $943 | 387% |
| WellCare | $925 | 379% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $1,235 |
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 Chatuge Regional Hospital
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.