MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $456.45 to $5,896.62, with a median of $2,966.15. The lowest listed price is at NorCal HealthConnect LLC.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC lowest Healdsburg, CA HC PR 73721 MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $456.45 | $895.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Healdsburg, CA HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE LIMITED | $1,788.57 | $3,507.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Healdsburg, CA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,788.57 | $3,507.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $2,337.33 | $4,583.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Petaluma, CA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $2,493.90 | $4,890.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $3,438.40 | $6,140.00 | 44% | — source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $4,281.45 | $8,395.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE LIMITED | $4,281.45 | $8,395.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Petaluma, CA HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE LIMITED | $5,896.62 | $11,562.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Petaluma, CA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $5,896.62 | $11,562.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $456.45, median $2,966.15, highest $5,896.62 — a 12.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,859.93. 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.