Knee MRI with contrast cost in Brainerd, MN
In Brainerd, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,844.84 to $1,844.84, with a median of $1,844.84. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,568.76 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Brainerd, MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center lowest Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG RAD MRI JOINT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WWO | $1,844.84 | $5,426.00 | $709.00–$2,344.03 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center lowest Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 (IA) RAD MR JOINT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WWO | $1,844.84 | $5,426.00 | $709.00–$2,344.03 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center lowest Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 PR MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL | $1,844.84 | $5,426.00 | $709.00–$2,344.03 | 66% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,844.84, median $1,844.84, highest $1,844.84.
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.