MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other NY hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $175 (about 0.7× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital of Buffalo charges insurers about $169, or about $816 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Buffalo, NY.
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
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 | $43 - $618 | 18% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $52 - $1,136 | 21% |
| Aetnamajor | $62 - $209 | 25% |
| Cignamajor | $62 - $289 | 25% |
| Humanamajor | $62 - $209 | 25% |
| Amerigroup | $57 - $330 | 23% |
| Fidelis Care | $56 - $1,136 | 23% |
| Independent Health | $57 - $589 | 23% |
| MagnaCare | $62 - $199 | 25% |
| Molina | $129 - $1,136 | 53% |
| MVP Health Care | $84 - $277 | 34% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $89 - $510 | 37% |
| WellCare | $64 - $219 | 26% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $54 - $777 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Compare: MRI, knee or other leg joint at other NY hospitals
- Saratoga Hospital · Saratoga Springs $69
- Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn $70
- Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson $71
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $90
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $155
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $163
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $166
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls $170
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.