Knee MRI with contrast cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 11 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye: from $583.70 to $3,220.83, with a median of $828.86. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock and 2 other hospitals — $245.16 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $1,068.35 at 41 hospitals.
- The median here, $828.86, is 69% below the US median of $2,670.10.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 73723, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Oct 1, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 73723 - MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W-O AND W-CONTRAST MATRL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $583.70 | $2,334.80 | $327.79–$1,180.71 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock lowest North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 73723 - MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W-O AND W-CONTRAST MATRL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $583.70 | $2,334.80 | $327.79–$1,360.82 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway lowest Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 73723 - MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W-O AND W-CONTRAST MATRL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $583.70 | $2,334.80 | $327.79–$1,370.82 | 75% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $769.20 | $1,282.00 | $316.39–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant one side Bryant, AR MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $769.20 | $1,282.00 | $316.39–$887.00 | 40% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center one side Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 IC RT MRI JNT LW EX W/O&W DYE+15 more lines at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $828.86 | $3,767.55 | $366.59–$3,767.55 | 78% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 IC MRI L EXT ANY JNT W&W/O CON+1 more line at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $828.86 | $3,767.55 | $366.59–$3,767.55 | 78% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 MRI Knee w/ + w/o Contrast Left - Report+11 more lines at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $847.20 | $1,059.00 | $211.80–$794.25 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore one side Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 MRI Ankle w/ + w/o Contrast Left+11 more lines at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $847.20 | $1,059.00 | $211.80–$794.25 | 20% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $861.60 | $1,436.00 | $316.39–$952.95 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $861.60 | $1,436.00 | $316.39–$952.95 | 40% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 IC MRI JNT LW EX W/O&O DYE HIP+5 more lines at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $953.19 | $4,332.68 | $366.59–$4,332.68 | 78% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 MRI LE JOINT WO W File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,226.22 | $5,007.00 | $343.66–$3,504.90 | 76% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 MRI LE JOINT WO W File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,248.25 | $5,007.00 | $327.79–$3,504.90 | 75% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $3,220.83 | $3,578.70 | $326.18 | 10% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $3,416.98 | $3,796.64 | $326.18–$3,796.64 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $583.70, median $828.86, highest $3,220.83 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,226.22. 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 8 of 11 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 knee MRI with contrast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee MRI with contrast explained.