Knee MRI with contrast cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,803.75 to $4,022.60, with a median of $2,561.65. The lowest listed price is at Providence Milwaukie Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $757.90 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $2,672.00 at 47 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,561.65, is 4% below the US median of $2,670.10.
- That is 7.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 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 Mar 18, 2026 and Apr 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital lowest Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.75 | $2,405.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center lowest Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.75 | $2,405.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.75 | $2,405.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center lowest Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.75 | $2,405.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,803.75 | $2,405.00 | — | 25% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center one side Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC MR LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT UNILATERAL WITH/WITHOUT CONT+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,561.65 | $3,941.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR LOWER EXTREMITY KNEE UNILATERAL WITH/WITHOUT CONTRAST+7 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,561.65 | $3,941.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center one side Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC MR LOWER EXTREMITY ANKLE UNILATERAL WITH/WITHOUT CONT+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,561.65 | $3,941.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center one side Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC MR LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT UNILATERAL WITH/WITHOUT CONT+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,561.65 | $3,941.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC MR LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT UNILATERAL WITH/WITHOUT CONT+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,817.75 | $4,335.00 | — | 35% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB MR Lower Extre Jnt Wwo Cont File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $3,448.25 | $5,305.00 | $313.41–$5,305.00 | 35% |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB MR Lower Extre Jnt Wwo Cont File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $3,718.65 | $5,721.00 | $302.47–$5,721.00 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $3,723.20 | $5,728.00 | $154.75–$1,255.20 | 35% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,825.00 | $4,500.00 | $592.00–$1,910.00 | 15% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,825.00 | $4,500.00 | $592.00–$1,910.00 | 15% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $3,835.00 | $5,900.00 | $154.75–$1,255.20 | 35% |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $4,022.60 | $4,022.60 | $308.70–$1,350.58 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $1,803.75, median $2,561.65, highest $4,022.60 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $2,561.65. 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 2 of 6 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.