Scans and imaging CPT 73723 Outpatient

Knee MRI with contrast cost in Altoona, PA

In Altoona, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye: from $2,604.00 to $4,324.00, with a median of $3,464.00. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Altoona — $860.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,522.64 at 90 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73723, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,604.00UPMC Altoona

Median$3,464.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$4,324.00in this market

Difference1.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Altoona, PA.

median

Lowest $2,604.00Highest $4,324.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
UPMC Altoona lowest Altoona, PA · (814) 889-2011 MR LOW EXTREM ANY JNT W/WO source file	$2,604.00	$4,340.00	$425.00–$3,472.00	40%
Penn Highlands Tyrone one side Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 MRI Ankle w/ + w/o Contrast Left+15 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$4,324.00	$4,324.00	—	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $2,604.00, median $3,464.00, highest $4,324.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,464.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 it is

This MRI of a lower-limb joint, often the knee, hip or ankle, is done first without contrast dye and then again after contrast dye is injected into a vein. The extra images can help show infection, tumors or inflammation more clearly.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers both sets of images. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and the contrast agent may be a separate pharmacy charge.