MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 OR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR 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 $368 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center charges insurers about $532, or about $3,855 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Springfield, OR.
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 $368. 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.
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 | $1,603 | 658% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $692 | 284% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,426 - $6,853 | 1405% |
| Cignamajor | $2,967 - $5,937 | 1217% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $266 - $23,130 | 109% |
| Health Net | $226 - $4,386 | 93% |
| PacificSource | $208 - $4,283 | 85% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $208 - $5,568 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Compare: MRI, knee or other leg joint at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $69
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District · Reedsport $80
- Mid-Columbia Medical Center · The Dalles $121
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital · Albany $145
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital · Lincoln City $145
- Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital · Newport $145
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital · Lebanon $145
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center · Corvallis $146
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.