CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$384
about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $256–$625
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$654
Above the fair price
about $270 over the fair price · 2.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $384 This hospital $654 Cash price $6,192 Hospital's list price $6,192

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $654

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 $384 (about 1.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital charges insurers about $654, or about $6,192 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Stony Brook, NY.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $384. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 $296 - $4,255 121%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $296 - $654 121%
Aetnamajor $296 - $667 121%
Cignamajor $2,328 955%
EmblemHealth $302 - $667 124%
Fidelis Care $296 - $654 121%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $296 - $2,617
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: Health Sciences Center SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Government - State
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals