SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Birmingham, AL

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.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile 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.

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