Knee MRI with contrast cost in Lafayette, LA — inpatient
In Lafayette, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,242.30 to $1,350.00, with a median of $1,296.15. The lowest listed price is at Acadian Medical Center — $53.85 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,355.20 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73723, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 9, 2026 and Jun 9, 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 Lafayette, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadian Medical Center one side lowest Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 MRI LOW EX JNT W/WO LT | $1,242.30 | $4,141.00 | $616.00–$9,986.00 | 70% | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $1,242.30 | $4,141.00 | $616.00–$9,986.00 | 70% | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA · (337) 684-5435 MRI(JOINT)LOW EXT W/-W | $1,350.00 | $1,800.00 | $750.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Acadian Medical Center one side Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 MRI LOW EX JNT W/WO RT | $1,753.50 | $5,845.00 | $616.00–$9,986.00 | 70% | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,242.30, median $1,296.15, highest $1,350.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,296.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
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.