Knee MRI cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 21 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $305.00 to $13,281.00, with a median of $2,392.00. The lowest listed price is at Chino Valley Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $2,087.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,030.39 at 182 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,392.00, is 29% above the US median of $1,852.45.
- That is 9.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 17 cities for code 73721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 25, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Mri Lower Extrem Jt, W/O Contrast File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $305.00 | $6,378.75 | $206.20–$6,378.75 | 95% |
| Desert Valley Hospital one side Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 MRI LWR EXT JNT W/O CONT RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $305.00 | $3,299.00 | $206.20–$5,103.00 | 91% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Mri Lower Extrem Jt, W/O Contrast File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $305.00 | $6,378.75 | $206.20–$6,378.75 | 95% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $777.60 | $1,620.00 | — | 52% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital one side Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $821.74 | $4,108.70 | $290.11–$916.14 | 80% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 MRI scan of leg joint without contrast File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $1,461.00 | $8,907.00 | $300.74–$16,366.61 | 84% |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 MRI scan of leg joint without contrast File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $1,590.00 | $6,625.00 | $221.00–$5,962.50 | 76% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC MRI LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONT File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $2,164.05 | $4,809.00 | $306.88–$4,087.65 | 55% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,392.00 | $4,600.00 | $220.00–$655.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,392.00 | $4,600.00 | $220.00–$655.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,392.00 | $4,600.00 | $220.00–$655.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,392.00 | $4,600.00 | $220.00–$655.00 | 48% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 MRI-ANY JNT LWR EXT W/O CONTR File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $2,445.00 | $2,445.00 | $165.30–$2,445.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center one side Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 MR LOW EXTR JOINT WO LEFT+1 more line at this price File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $2,625.00 | $2,625.00 | $232.37–$2,625.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center one side Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 MR LOW EXTR JOINT WO RIGHT+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $2,625.00 | $2,625.00 | $232.37–$2,625.00 | — |
| Palo Verde Hospital one side Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 MRI LE Joint w/o Contrast Right+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,665.50 | $3,554.00 | — | 25% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC MRI LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONT File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $3,729.15 | $8,287.00 | $306.88–$7,458.30 | 55% |
| San Bernardino County one side Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE - MRA LOWER EXT JOINT LT WO IV CONT+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $4,152.00 | $4,152.00 | $306.88–$3,010.20 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $4,316.00 | $4,316.00 | $232.37–$4,316.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $4,316.00 | $4,316.00 | $232.37–$4,316.00 | — |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 MRI scan of leg joint without contrast File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $6,838.60 | $11,397.67 | $404.84–$9,118.14 | 40% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC MRI Lower Extrem Joint WO Cont+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $8,650.52 | $8,650.52 | $143.75–$8,650.52 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital one side Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 MRI LW JNT W/O CONT RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $13,281.00 | $13,281.00 | $1,992.15–$11,952.90 | — |
| Desert Valley Hospital both sides Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 MRI LWR EXT JNT W/O CONT BI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $305.00 | $5,103.00 | $206.20–$5,103.00 | 94% |
| San Bernardino County both sides Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE - MRA LOWER EXT JOINT BILAT WO IV CONT File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $7,687.00 | $7,687.00 | $306.88–$5,573.08 | — |
| San Bernardino County both sides Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE - MRI ANKLE BILAT WO CONT File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $8,302.00 | $8,302.00 | $306.88–$6,018.95 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $305.00, median $2,392.00, highest $13,281.00 — a 43.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $305.00, median $3,996.00, highest $7,687.00 — a 25.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $2,445.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What knee MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee MRI explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73721 ($1,752.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast | $151.91 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC MRI Hip Trauma W/O Contrast | $151.91 | file |