CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Deaconess Medical Center

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$377
about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $330–$570
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$345
About the fair price
about $32 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $377 This hospital $345 Cash price $1,329 Hospital's list price $3,323

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $72 Priciest $345

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 $377 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Deaconess Medical Center charges insurers about $345, or about $1,329 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Spokane, WA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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 $179 - $734 73%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $176 - $712 72%
Aetnamajor $260 - $708 107%
Cignamajor $567 233%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $1,138 467%
Ambetter (Centene) $468 192%
Molina $174 - $497 71%
PacificSource $881 - $970 361%
WellCare $265 109%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $176 - $2,316
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: W 800 Fifth Avenue, Spokane, WA 99210
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals