MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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). Trinity Health Oakland Hospital charges insurers about $252, or about $2,970 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Pontiac, 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
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 - $4,333 | 101% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $133 - $635 | 55% |
| Aetnamajor | $155 - $4,355 | 64% |
| Cignamajor | $2,854 - $4,281 | 1171% |
| Humanamajor | $2,827 - $4,240 | 1160% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $199 - $635 | 82% |
| AmeriHealth | $2,827 - $4,240 | 1160% |
| CareSource | $696 - $772 | 286% |
| Dean Health Plan | $2,619 - $3,928 | 1074% |
| GEHA | $155 - $4,333 | 64% |
| Health Net | $3,851 - $5,777 | 1580% |
| HealthPartners | $2,804 - $4,206 | 1150% |
| MagnaCare | $2,827 - $4,240 | 1160% |
| Medical Mutual | $155 - $176 | 64% |
| Molina | $309 | 127% |
| MVP Health Care | $2,619 - $3,928 | 1074% |
| Paramount | $2,619 - $3,928 | 1074% |
| Priority Health | $504 - $1,134 | 207% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $2,804 - $4,206 | 1150% |
| UniCare | $2,827 - $4,240 | 1160% |
| + 136 smaller / regional plans | $199 - $5,777 |
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 Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Compare: MRI, knee or other leg joint at other MI hospitals
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $60
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $63
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $63
- Henry Ford Health Hospital · Detroit $63
- Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $63
- Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital · W Bloomfield $63
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $89
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $92
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.