CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Jersey City Medical Center

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$393

about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $294–$511

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$387

About the fair price

about $6 under the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $393 This hospital $387 Hospital's list price $2,458

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $230 Priciest $387

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

A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $393 (about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Jersey City Medical Center charges insurers about $387 — about the fair price. Located in Jersey City, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$290 - $368	119%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$140 - $762	57%
Aetnamajor	$285 - $387	117%
Cignamajor	$326 - $436	134%
Humanamajor	$285	117%
AmeriHealth	$664	272%
Clover Health	$285	117%
Fidelis Care	$285	117%
WellCare	$566	232%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$541 - $3,317

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, 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 Jersey City 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 Jersey City Medical Center

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