CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: UPMC Chautauqua at Wca

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$297

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $204–$400

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$303

About the fair price

about $6 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $297 This hospital $303 Cash price $686 Hospital's list price $1,143

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $69 Priciest $303

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 $297 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). UPMC Chautauqua at Wca charges insurers about $303, or about $686 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jamestown, 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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$295 - $743	121%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$741	304%
Aetnamajor	$307 - $743	126%
Humanamajor	$295 - $914	121%
Fidelis Care	$295	121%
Geisinger	$629	258%
Independent Health	$366 - $465	150%
MagnaCare	$572 - $857	235%
UPMC Health Plan	$295 - $686	121%
WellCare	$304	125%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$221 - $914

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 686), 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 UPMC Chautauqua at Wca 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 UPMC Chautauqua at Wca

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

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