CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Cheshire Medical Center

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$257

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $237–$347

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$253

About the fair price

about $4 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $257 This hospital $253 Cash price $616 Hospital's list price $2,231

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $136 Priciest $833

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

A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $257 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Cheshire Medical Center charges insurers about $253, or about $616 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Keene, NH.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$67 - $2,927	27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$67 - $3,063	27%
Aetnamajor	$64 - $2,638	26%
Cignamajor	$67 - $1,909	27%
Ambetter (Centene)	$67 - $225	27%
AmeriHealth	$74 - $472	30%
Harvard Pilgrim	$129 - $1,753	53%
MVP Health Care	$67 - $1,909	27%
Tufts Health Plan	$190 - $2,461	78%
WellCare	$67 - $253	27%
WellSense	$67 - $531	27%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$67 - $3,856

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 616), 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 Cheshire 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 Cheshire Medical Center

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

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