CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: T J Samson Community Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$221

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $154–$298

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$243

About the fair price

about $22 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $221 This hospital $243 Cash price $813 Hospital's list price $1,250

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $128 Priciest $243

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KY 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 $221 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). T J Samson Community Hospital charges insurers about $243, or about $813 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Glasgow, KY.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$1,140	468%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$61 - $3,706	25%
Aetnamajor	$160 - $345	66%
Humanamajor	$64 - $345	26%
CareSource	$79 - $364	32%
Devoted Health	$64 - $255	26%
Molina	$62 - $364	25%
WellCare	$61 - $320	25%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$61 - $3,706

Excludes 2 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 813), 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 T J Samson Community 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 T J Samson Community Hospital

Compare: MRI, knee or other leg joint at other KY hospitals

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