MRI, knee or other leg joint
Facility: Seattle Children's Hospital
Billing Code: 73721 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.
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
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 |
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Other Procedures at Seattle Children's Hospital
Compare: MRI, knee or other leg joint at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $72
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $88
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $90
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $108
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $114
- Island Hospital · Anacortes $188
- Astria Toppenish Hospital · Toppenish $250
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $254
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.