CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Albany Medical Center Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$177
about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $135–$463
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$163
About the fair price
about $14 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $177 This hospital $163 Cash price $308 Hospital's list price $617

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $69 Priciest $170

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

A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $177 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Albany Medical Center Hospital charges insurers about $163, or about $308 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.

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 $60 - $3,244 25%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $45 - $1,187 18%
Aetnamajor $63 - $615 26%
Cignamajor $95 - $520 39%
CDPHP $41 - $1,187 17%
Fidelis Care $48 - $1,187 20%
MagnaCare $1,486 610%
MVP Health Care $61 - $1,293 25%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $57 - $3,244
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 34, Albany, NY 12208
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals