CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Canonsburg General Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$215

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $207–$311

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$209

About the fair price

about $6 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $215 This hospital $209 Cash price $2,037 Hospital's list price $2,611

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other PA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $189 Priciest $222

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $215 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Canonsburg General Hospital charges insurers about $209, or about $2,037 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Canonsburg, 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	$90 - $732	37%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$74 - $488	30%
Aetnamajor	$242 - $600	99%
Cignamajor	$103 - $542	42%
Humanamajor	$246	101%
AmeriHealth	$66 - $547	27%
Geisinger	$90 - $530	37%
Medical Mutual	$662	272%
Molina	$253	104%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$53 - $497

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 2,037), 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 Canonsburg General 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 Canonsburg General Hospital

Compare: MRI, knee or other leg joint at other PA hospitals

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