Knee MRI with contrast cost in Myrtle Beach, SC
In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye: from $4,605.06 to $4,605.06, with a median of $4,605.06. The lowest listed price is at McLeod Health and 2 other hospitals. Across South Carolina, the median is $2,932.65 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 73723, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod Health lowest Myrtle Beach, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC MRI JOINT OF LEG COMBO - MR ANKLE W AND WO IV CONTRAST | $4,605.06 | $6,486.00 | $308.86–$6,020.00 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health lowest E Little River, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC MRI JOINT OF LEG COMBO - MR ANKLE W AND WO IV CONTRAST | $4,605.06 | $6,486.00 | $308.86–$6,020.00 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health lowest Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC MRI JOINT OF LEG COMBO - MR ANKLE W AND WO IV CONTRAST | $4,605.06 | $6,486.00 | $308.86–$6,020.00 | 29% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,605.06, median $4,605.06, highest $4,605.06.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $4,605.06. 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 3 of 3 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.