CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$352

about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $264–$490

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$361

About the fair price

about $9 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $352 This hospital $361 Cash price $844 Hospital's list price $4,219

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

Highest price of the 9 KS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $75 Priciest $361

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $352 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital charges insurers about $361, or about $844 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Olathe, KS.

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✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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	$223 - $361	91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$229 - $3,896	94%
Cignamajor	$2,720 - $4,030	1116%
Humanamajor	$226	93%
Ambetter (Centene)	$384	158%
Devoted Health	$223	91%
HealthLink	$2,147 - $3,608	881%
Oscar Health	$271	111%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$223 - $4,030

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 844), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 73721.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 73721.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.