MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — inpatient
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $3,438.40 to $4,042.40, with a median of $3,438.40. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 10 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA MRI Lwr Ext Jnt WO Contrast | $4,042.40 | $10,106.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,438.40, median $3,438.40, highest $4,042.40 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $3,438.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.