Knee MRI with contrast cost in Oxnard, CA — inpatient
In Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye (both sides) as an inpatient: from $2,134.76 to $2,253.08, with a median of $2,193.92. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $59.16 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,623.36 at 112 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health both sides lowest Camarillo, CA MR LOW EXTREM JNT WO W BI | $2,134.76 | $5,144.00 | $1,388.88–$4,115.20 | 59% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health both sides Oxnard, CA · (805) 988-2500 MR LOW EXTREM JNT WO W BI | $2,253.08 | $5,144.00 | $1,388.88–$4,012.32 | 56% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Both sides : lowest $2,134.76, median $2,193.92, highest $2,253.08 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,193.92 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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.