SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

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

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
The Finley Hospital DUBUQUE, IA
PR MRI LOWER EXTREM JT, W/O CONTRAST
$552.00 $690.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
file
The Finley Hospital DUBUQUE, IA
HC MRI LOW EXTR ANY JOINT WO CONTRAST
$1,639.52 $2,049.39 20% Jan 28, 2026
file
Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque DUBUQUE, IA
HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Rt
one side $3,041.35 $4,679.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file
Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque DUBUQUE, IA
HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Lt
one side $3,041.35 $4,679.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file
Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque DUBUQUE, IA
HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Bl
$4,561.70 $7,018.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file

Outpatient: lowest $552.00, median $1,639.52, highest $4,561.70 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $3,041.35, median $3,041.35, highest $3,041.35.

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 2 facilities here, median $1,639.52. 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 1 facility here, median $3,041.35. 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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