SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Clinton, IA

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc CLINTON, IA
HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Rt
one side $1,491.10 $2,294.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file
Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc CLINTON, IA
HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Lt
one side $1,491.10 $2,294.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DEWITT, IA
MR Hip wo Contrast- Right
one side $1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
file
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DEWITT, IA
MR Hips wo Contrast
$1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
file
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DEWITT, IA
MR Hip wo Contrast- Left
one side $1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
file
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DEWITT, IA
MR Hip Lmtd For Fracture wo Cntrst
$1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
file
Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc CLINTON, IA
HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Bl
$2,237.30 $3,442.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file

Outpatient: lowest $1,751.40, median $1,751.40, highest $2,237.30 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $1,491.10, median $1,621.25, highest $1,751.40 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,627.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,751.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,621.25. 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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