MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $1,949.00 to $6,147.00, with a median of $3,272.20. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Mar 31, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT | $1,949.00 | $7,796.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA HC MRI Ankle WO Cont Limited | $2,049.50 | $4,099.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA HC MRI Knee WO Cont Limited | $2,049.50 | $4,099.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA HC MRI Foot WO Cont Limited | $2,049.50 | $4,099.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA HC MRI Lower Ext Multi Jts Lmtd WO Cont | $3,106.00 | $6,212.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA HC MR Limited Stress Scan Jt | $3,898.00 | $7,796.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA MRI Lwr Ext Jnt WO Contrast | $4,156.00 | $10,390.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA HC MRI Lower Ext Jt WO Cont | $6,147.00 | $12,294.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,949.00, median $3,272.20, highest $6,147.00 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,438.40. 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.