CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Hardtner Medical Center

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$762

about 3.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $207–$1,733

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$421

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $341 under the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $762 This hospital $421 Cash price $558 Hospital's list price $2,790

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $108 Priciest $421

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

A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $762 (about 3.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Hardtner Medical Center charges insurers about $421, or about $558 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Olla, LA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$421	173%

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 558), 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 Hardtner Medical Center 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 Hardtner Medical Center

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

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