MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $305.00 to $3,246.75, with a median of $2,604.80. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Sep 1, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA MRI LOW EXT JT WO CON | $305.00 | $3,622.08 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $2,392.00 | $4,600.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $2,392.00 | $4,600.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $2,392.00 | $4,600.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Mri Scan Of Leg Joint | $2,604.80 | $4,736.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE - MR LOWER EXT JOINT WO IV CONT | $3,246.75 | $4,329.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE - MR LOWER EXT JOINT WO IV CONT | $3,246.75 | $4,329.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE - MR LOWER EXT JOINT WO IV CONT | $3,246.75 | $4,329.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE - MR LOWER EXT JOINT WO IV CONT | $3,246.75 | $4,329.00 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $305.00, median $2,604.80, highest $3,246.75 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $2,925.78. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
An MRI of a lower-limb joint makes detailed pictures of the joint, usually the knee, though the code also covers the hip and ankle. It shows ligaments, cartilage, the meniscus and tendons that do not show on X-rays. No contrast dye is used.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan of one joint. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.