CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: The University Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$334

about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $284–$453

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$285

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $49 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $334 This hospital $285 Cash price $317 Hospital's list price $1,880

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.

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 $334 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). The University Hospital charges insurers about $285, or about $317 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Newark, 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	$276 - $552	113%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$563	231%
Aetnamajor	$276 - $552	113%
AmeriHealth	$276 - $294	113%
Clover Health	$276	113%
Fidelis Care	$276 - $552	113%
Health Net	$1,786	733%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$276 - $1,692

Excludes 3 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 317), 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 The University Hospital 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 The University Hospital

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