CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Southern Ohio Medical Center

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$226
about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $226–$537
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$235
About the fair price
about $9 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $226 This hospital $235 Cash price $1,951 Hospital's list price $3,777

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $107 Priciest $235

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH 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 $226 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Southern Ohio Medical Center charges insurers about $235, or about $1,951 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Portsmouth, OH.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $88 - $3,434 36%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $223 - $3,044 91%
Aetnamajor $226 - $3,005 93%
Cignamajor $761 - $3,239 312%
Humanamajor $223 - $3,317 91%
Ambetter (Centene) $187 77%
CareSource $224 - $302 92%
Medical Mutual $87 - $3,200 36%
Molina $187 - $1,369 77%
WellCare $187 - $348 77%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $187 - $3,434
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1805 27Th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals