CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, knee or other leg joint

Facility: Seattle Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$373
about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $138–$692
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$145
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $228 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $373 This hospital $145 Cash price $4,553 Hospital's list price $4,553

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $72 Priciest $254

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 $373 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Seattle Children's Hospital charges insurers about $145, or about $4,553 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Seattle, WA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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 $40 - $8,012 16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $39 - $7,557 16%
Aetnamajor $145 - $8,741 59%
Cignamajor $134 - $7,739 55%
Humanamajor $214 - $8,650 88%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $39 - $6,829 16%
Medical Mutual $214 - $8,650 88%
Moda Health $145 - $8,650 59%
Molina $39 - $6,829 16%
PacificSource $2,234 - $8,741 916%
Providence Health Plan $134 - $7,739 55%
SelectHealth $214 - $8,650 88%
Tufts Health Plan $134 - $7,739 55%
+ 61 smaller / regional plans $37 - $8,741
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4800 Sand Point Way Ne, Po Box C-5371, Seattle, WA 98105
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens