Knee MRI with contrast cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $828.86 to $1,284.80, with a median of $1,272.78. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $443.92 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $1,278.79 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 73723, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jul 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 IC MRI L EXT ANY JNT W&W/O CON | $828.86 | $3,767.55 | $828.86–$3,767.55 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 LOWER EXT JOINT W/WO CONTRAST | $828.86 | $3,767.55 | $828.86–$3,767.55 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 IC MRI LW EX W/O&W DYE ANKLE | $953.19 | $4,332.68 | $953.19–$4,332.68 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 IC MRI JNT LW EX W/O&O DYE HIP | $953.19 | $4,332.68 | $953.19–$4,332.68 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 IC MRI JNT LW EX W/O&W DYE KNE | $953.19 | $4,332.68 | $953.19–$4,332.68 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 MRI JNT LWR EXT W/O&W DYE HIP | $953.19 | $4,332.68 | $953.19–$4,332.68 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 MRI JNT LWR EXT W/O&W DYE KNEE | $953.19 | $4,332.68 | $953.19–$4,332.68 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 MRI JNT LWR EXT W/O&W DYE ANK | $953.19 | $4,332.68 | $953.19–$4,332.68 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 MRI LE JOINT WO W | $1,272.78 | $5,007.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 MRI LE JOINT WO W | $1,284.80 | $5,007.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $828.86, median $1,272.78, highest $1,284.80 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,067.19 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.