Scans and imaging CPT 73723 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — inpatient

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 10 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,499.00 to $3,881.98, with a median of $1,504.00. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 73723, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,499.00Harris Health
Median$1,504.00half pay less
Highest$3,881.98in this market
Difference2.6×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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

median
Lowest $342.69Highest $3,881.98
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Harris Health one side lowest Houston, TX ECHG MRI LE JNT W&WO CONTR - LT $342.69 $1,106.00 69%
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Harris Health one side Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG MRI LE JNT W&WO CONTR - LT $342.69 $1,106.00 69%
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The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W & WO CONTRAST $1,499.00 $2,998.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX HC MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W & WO CONTRAST $1,504.00 $3,008.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX HC MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W & WO CONTRAST $1,504.00 $3,008.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX HC MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W & WO CONTRAST $1,504.00 $3,008.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX HC MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W & WO CONTRAST $1,504.00 $3,008.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX HC MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W & WO CONTRAST $1,504.00 $3,008.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX HC MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W & WO CONTRAST $1,504.00 $3,008.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W & WO CONTRAST $1,504.00 $3,008.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX HC MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W & WO CONTRAST $1,504.00 $3,008.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC MRI, EXTREMITY ANY JOINT, LOWER EXTREMITY WO/W CONT $3,881.98 $5,794.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC MRI, EXTREMITY ANY JOINT, LOWER EXTREMITY WO/W CONT $3,881.98 $5,794.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC MRI, EXTREMITY ANY JOINT, LOWER EXTREMITY WO/W CONT $3,881.98 $5,794.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,499.00, median $1,504.00, highest $3,881.98 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $342.69, median $342.69, highest $342.69.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,504.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $342.69 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.