SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 73721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, AL HC Lower Ext. Right, MR |
one side | $893.08 | $2,076.92 | 57% | — file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, AL HC Lower Ext. Right, MR |
one side | $893.08 | $2,076.92 | 57% | — file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, AL HC Lower Ext. Left. MR |
one side | $893.08 | $2,076.92 | 57% | — file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, AL HC Lower Ext. Left. MR |
one side | $893.08 | $2,076.92 | 57% | — file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital
BIRMINGHAM, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast |
one side | $6,550.00 | $6,550.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital
BIRMINGHAM, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast |
one side | $10,578.00 | $10,578.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital
JASPER, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast |
one side | $10,578.00 | $10,578.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital
ALABASTER, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast |
one side | $10,578.00 | $10,578.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
One side of the body : lowest $893.08, median $3,721.54, highest $10,578.00 — a 11.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,721.54. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.