CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$261

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $237–$438

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$256

About the fair price

about $5 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $261 This hospital $256 Cash price $401 Hospital's list price $1,209

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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 $256

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 $261 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Milton S Hershey Medical Center charges insurers about $256, or about $401 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hershey, 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	$258 - $603	106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$215 - $1,361	88%
Aetnamajor	$256 - $635	105%
Cignamajor	$773	317%
Humanamajor	$256	105%
AmeriHealth	$215 - $253	88%
Cigna HealthSpring	$256	105%
Geisinger	$228 - $901	94%
HealthPartners	$235 - $258	96%
UPMC Health Plan	$258 - $893	106%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$237 - $316

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 401), 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 Milton S Hershey Medical Center 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 Milton S Hershey Medical Center

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

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