Knee MRI with contrast cost in Clearlake, CA
In Clearlake, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye (one side of the body): from $7,534.00 to $7,534.00, with a median of $7,534.00. Across California, the median is $4,682.16 at 168 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73723, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Clearlake, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital one side lowest Lakeport, CA · (707) 262-5000 HCHG MRI EXTREM LOWER JOINT W AND WO CONTR LT | $7,534.00 | $7,534.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital one side lowest Lakeport, CA · (707) 262-5000 HCHG MRI EXTREM LOWER JOINT W AND WO CONTR RT | $7,534.00 | $7,534.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $7,534.00, median $7,534.00, highest $7,534.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7,534.00. 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
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.