Knee MRI with contrast cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 21 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye: from $328.00 to $19,524.75, with a median of $3,427.04. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 1 other hospital — $3,099.04 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $2,276.92 at 66 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,427.04, is 28% above the US median of $2,670.10.
- That is 9.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 14 cities for code 73723, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Oct 2, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Mri Joint Of Leg. Combo File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $328.00 | $10,058.00 | $206.69–$8,046.40 | 97% |
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Mri Joint Of Leg. Combo File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $328.00 | $5,285.63 | $206.69–$4,883.92 | 94% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Mri Joint Of Leg. Combo File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $347.00 | $8,866.82 | $206.69–$8,866.82 | 96% |
| NKC Health one side North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 MR Lower Extremity Joint Lt w wo Contrast+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $730.22 | $2,518.00 | $313.58–$2,209.00 | 71% |
| Mish one side Lenexa, KS MRI LE Joint w/ + w/o Contrast Left+1 more line at this price File of Oct 2, 2026 · source file | $800.00 | $5,400.00 | $277.12–$540.37 | 85% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 MR Exam 1+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $1,179.75 | $2,145.00 | $349.44–$2,475.57 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 MR Exam 1+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $1,179.75 | $2,145.00 | $564.42–$2,475.57 | 45% |
| Liberty Hospital one side Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 MRI LE JOINT WWO +1 more line at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $1,330.00 | $4,770.00 | $1,330.83–$3,892.32 | 72% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 MR Lower Extremity w wo Contrast File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,460.44 | $5,036.00 | $313.58–$4,119.45 | 71% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 MRI JOINT LOWER EXTREMITY W/WO CONTRAST FAC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,632.32 | $5,484.00 | $217.02–$4,935.60 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 MRI JOINT LOWER EXTREMITY W/WO CONTRAST FAC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,632.32 | $5,484.00 | $217.02–$4,935.60 | 52% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital one side Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 MRI KNEE WO/W RIGHT+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $3,427.04 | $4,895.76 | $349.44–$4,161.40 | 30% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 MRI LOW EXT WWO73723 File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $4,286.10 | $6,123.00 | $795.99–$5,933.19 | 30% |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC MRI, JOINT OF LEG. COMBO - MR LOWER EXTREMITY W AND WO IV CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,651.40 | $6,651.40 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC MRI, JOINT OF LEG. COMBO - MR LOWER EXTREMITY W AND WO IV CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,651.40 | $6,651.40 | — | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center one side Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 MRI LW JNT W&WO CONT LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,446.95 | $7,446.95 | $1,385.13–$7,446.95 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center one side Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 MRI LW JNT W&WO CONT LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $10,647.54 | $10,647.54 | $1,384.18–$7,985.66 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 MRI LW JNT W&WO CONT RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $15,781.69 | $15,781.69 | $2,051.62–$14,203.52 | — |
| Research Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 MRI LW JNT W&WO CONT RT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16,915.85 | $16,915.85 | $2,199.06–$16,915.85 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center one side Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 MRI LW JNT W&WO CONT RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16,936.72 | $16,936.72 | $2,201.77–$15,243.05 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center one side Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 MRI LW JNT W&WO CONT LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $17,571.33 | $17,571.33 | $2,284.27–$14,935.63 | — |
| Research Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 MRI LW JNT W&WO CONT LT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $19,453.42 | $19,453.42 | $2,528.94–$19,453.42 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center one side Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 MRI LW JNT W&WO CONT RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $19,524.75 | $19,524.75 | $2,538.22–$15,619.80 | — |
| NKC Health both sides North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 MR Lower Extremity Joint Bilat w wo Contrast File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,460.44 | $5,036.00 | $313.58–$4,119.45 | 71% |
| Mish both sides Lenexa, KS MRI LE Joint w/ + w/o Contrast Bilateral File of Oct 2, 2026 · source file | $1,600.00 | $10,800.00 | $277.12–$540.37 | 85% |
Outpatient: lowest $328.00, median $3,427.04, highest $19,524.75 — a 59.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,460.44, median $1,530.22, highest $1,600.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $2,632.32. 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 11 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. 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.
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