CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Multicare Covington Medical Center

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$478
about 2.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $349–$710
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$441
About the fair price
about $37 under the fair price · 1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $478 This hospital $441 Cash price $1,436 Hospital's list price $3,590

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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 $441

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 $478 (about 2.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Multicare Covington Medical Center charges insurers about $441, or about $1,436 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Covington, 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 $191 - $1,255 78%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $191 - $1,125 78%
Aetnamajor $272 - $1,128 112%
Cignamajor $2,744 1126%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $1,138 467%
Ambetter (Centene) $527 216%
Molina $177 - $488 73%
PacificSource $1,117 - $1,611 458%
WellCare $277 114%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $191 - $1,482
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: 17700 Se 272Nd St, Covington, WA 98042
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals