MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: St Charles Medical Center Prineville
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 $413 (about 1.7× the $244 Medicare rate). St Charles Medical Center Prineville charges insurers about $788, or about $1,812 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Prineville, 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 $413. 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.
6 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 | $469 - $2,638 | 192% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $516 - $879 | 212% |
| Aetnamajor | $469 - $2,483 | 192% |
| Cignamajor | $469 - $1,798 | 192% |
| Humanamajor | $469 - $799 | 192% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $469 - $2,472 | 192% |
| Devoted Health | $469 - $799 | 192% |
| Health Net | $469 - $2,683 | 192% |
| Moda Health | $568 - $2,455 | 233% |
| PacificSource | $236 - $1,561 | 97% |
| Providence Health Plan | $568 - $2,498 | 233% |
| UniCare | $469 - $799 | 192% |
| WellCare | $469 - $799 | 192% |
| + 66 smaller / regional plans | $355 - $2,797 |
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 St Charles Medical Center Prineville
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.