CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$308

about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $248–$480

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$537

Above the fair price

about $229 over the fair price · 2.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $308 This hospital $537 Cash price $1,020 Hospital's list price $5,260

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $60 Priciest $537

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

A fair price for a MRI, knee or other leg joint is about $308 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville charges insurers about $537, or about $1,020 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Clarksville, TN.

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 $308. 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

✓ 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	$105 - $698	43%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$336 - $1,172	138%
Aetnamajor	$248 - $1,297	102%
Cignamajor	$249 - $721	102%
Humanamajor	$240 - $1,440	98%
Ambetter (Centene)	$452 - $1,010	185%
Amerigroup	$199 - $564	82%
Cigna HealthSpring	$245 - $548	101%
Devoted Health	$244 - $546	100%
Oscar Health	$669 - $1,495	274%
WellCare	$244 - $1,636	100%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$240 - $5,891

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 11 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 1,020), 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 Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville

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

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