CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Carewell Health Medical Center

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$367

about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $252–$472

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$230

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $137 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $367 This hospital $230 Cash price $590 Hospital's list price $694

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $230 Priciest $298

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 $367 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Carewell Health Medical Center charges insurers about $230, or about $590 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in East Orange, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 - $271	27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$614	252%
Aetnamajor	$85 - $804	35%
Amerigroup	$79 - $169	32%
Clover Health	$67 - $271	27%
MagnaCare	$287 - $615	118%
WellCare	$67 - $271	27%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$67 - $716

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 590), 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 Carewell Health 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 Carewell Health Medical Center

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

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