SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 73723, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital
DULUTH, MN Pro MRI Joint Lwr Extr W/O&W/Dye |
$669.12 | $1,230.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Range Regional Health Services
HIBBING, MN HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JNT WO&W CONT |
$1,215.08 | $2,859.00 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health Moose Lake
MOOSE LAKE, MN MRI,LWREXT,JNT W/O+W/CONT |
$2,568.76 | $3,476.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health Northern Pines
AURORA, MN MRI,LWREXT,JNT W/O+W/CONT |
$2,568.76 | $3,476.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior
SUPERIOR, WI MRI,LWREXT,JNT W/O+W/CONT |
$2,568.76 | $3,476.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital
DULUTH, MN Rt Joint Low Ext MRI W/O &W/Contrast |
$4,539.14 | $8,344.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital
DULUTH, MN MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL |
$5,208.26 | $9,574.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $669.12, median $2,568.76, highest $5,208.26 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,568.76. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.