CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$321

about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $265–$485

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$345

About the fair price

about $24 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $321 This hospital $345 Cash price $283

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $189 Priciest $345

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $321 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital charges insurers about $345, or about $283 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Philadelphia, PA.

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	$251 - $634	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$259	106%
Aetnamajor	$261 - $1,768	107%
Cignamajor	$256 - $517	105%
Humanamajor	$246	101%
Geisinger	$283 - $1,004	116%
UPMC Health Plan	$259 - $640	106%
WellCare	$271	111%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$261 - $4,945

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 283), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 73721.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 73721.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.