SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, with contrast dye in Lancaster, PA

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — and —.

Hospital		Cash price	List price	Off	File date
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center LANCASTER, PA 73723 MRI Knee w/ + w/o Contrast Right Tech	one side	$517.76	$1,786.00	71%	— file
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center LANCASTER, PA 73723 MRI Ankle w/ + w/o Contrast Left Tech	one side	$517.76	$1,786.00	71%	— file
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center LANCASTER, PA 73723 MRI Ankle w/ + w/o Contrast Right Tech	one side	$517.76	$1,786.00	71%	— file
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center LANCASTER, PA 73723 MRI Hip w/ + w/o Contrast Left Tech	one side	$517.76	$1,786.00	71%	— file
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center LANCASTER, PA 73723 MRI Hip w/ + w/o Contrast Right Tech	one side	$517.76	$1,786.00	71%	— file
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center LANCASTER, PA 73723 MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE Tech		$517.76	$1,786.00	71%	— file
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center LANCASTER, PA 73723 MRI Knee w/ + w/o Contrast Left Tech	one side	$517.76	$1,786.00	71%	— file
Ephrata Community Hospital EPHRATA, PA MRI Scan of Leg Joint Before and After Contrast		$712.50	$2,544.00	72%	— file

Outpatient: lowest $517.76, median $615.13, highest $712.50 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $517.76, median $517.76, highest $517.76.

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 inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $615.13. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $517.76. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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