MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario
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.
A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $492 (about 2.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario charges insurers about $696, or about $1,867 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Ontario, 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 $492. 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 | $278 - $3,309 | 114% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $278 - $2,930 | 114% |
| Aetnamajor | $287 - $3,264 | 118% |
| Cignamajor | $689 - $3,240 | 283% |
| Humanamajor | $689 - $3,033 | 283% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $689 - $1,034 | 283% |
| Dean Health Plan | $2,068 - $3,102 | 848% |
| GEHA | $2,176 - $3,309 | 893% |
| Health Net | $689 - $2,895 | 283% |
| HealthPartners | $689 - $2,689 | 283% |
| Meridian | $689 - $1,034 | 283% |
| Moda Health | $552 - $3,344 | 226% |
| Molina | $689 - $1,034 | 283% |
| PacificSource | $1,379 - $3,240 | 566% |
| Paramount | $689 - $3,102 | 283% |
| Presbyterian | $689 - $1,034 | 283% |
| Priority Health | $2,160 - $3,240 | 886% |
| SelectHealth | $271 - $3,102 | 111% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $689 - $1,034 | 283% |
| WellSense | $689 - $1,034 | 283% |
| + 93 smaller / regional plans | $290 - $3,275 |
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 Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario
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.