CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$112
about 0.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $72–$302
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$356
Well above the fair price
about $244 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $112 This hospital $356 Cash price $3,755 Hospital's list price $4,814

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $60 Priciest $356

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI 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 $112 (about 0.5× the $244 Medicare rate). St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia charges insurers about $356, or about $3,755 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Livonia, MI.

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 $112. 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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 $245 - $3,703 101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $133 - $563 55%
Aetnamajor $176 - $4,622 72%
Cignamajor $2,411 - $4,622 989%
Humanamajor $2,445 - $3,668 1003%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $228 - $563 94%
AmeriHealth $2,445 - $3,668 1003%
CareSource $912 - $1,823 374%
Dean Health Plan $2,465 - $3,697 1011%
GEHA $176 - $3,703 72%
Health Net $3,851 - $5,777 1580%
HealthPartners $2,362 - $3,544 969%
MagnaCare $2,445 - $3,668 1003%
Medical Mutual $2,445 - $3,668 1003%
Molina $309 127%
MVP Health Care $2,465 - $3,697 1011%
Paramount $2,465 - $3,697 1011%
Priority Health $540 - $1,200 222%
Tufts Health Plan $2,362 - $3,544 969%
UniCare $2,445 - $3,668 1003%
+ 135 smaller / regional plans $176 - $5,777
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 11 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 36475 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals