SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Madison, WI

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 Jan 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital PORTAGE, WI
Pro MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye
$573.95 $883.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
file
Meriter Hospital, Inc MADISON, WI
HC MRI LOW EXTR ANY JOINT WO CONTRAST
$2,066.76 $2,583.45 20% Jan 28, 2026
file
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital PORTAGE, WI
Rt Joint Lower Ext MRI W/O Contrast
$2,653.95 $4,083.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
file
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital PORTAGE, WI
MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL
$3,227.90 $4,966.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
file
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital PORTAGE, WI
Pro MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE
both sides $860.92 $1,324.50 35% Apr 1, 2026
file
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital PORTAGE, WI
Rt Joint Lower Ext MRI W/O Contrast|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE
both sides $3,980.92 $6,124.50 35% Apr 1, 2026
file

Both sides : lowest $860.92, median $2,420.92, highest $3,980.92 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.

Outpatient: lowest $573.95, median $2,360.36, highest $3,227.90 — a 5.6× 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 $2,420.92. 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 $2,360.36. 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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