MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye: from $3,880.00 to $12,155.00, with a median of $6,199.20. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley lowest Pleasanton, CA MRI Lwr Ext Jnt WO/W Contrast | $3,880.00 | $9,700.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL | $6,199.20 | $11,070.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL | $6,199.20 | $11,070.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL | $6,199.20 | $11,070.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL | $6,199.20 | $11,070.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL | $6,199.20 | $11,070.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL | $6,199.20 | $11,070.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL | $6,199.20 | $11,070.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL | $6,199.20 | $11,070.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL | $6,199.20 | $11,070.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA MRI scan of leg joint before and after contrast | $12,155.00 | $12,155.00 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,880.00, median $6,199.20, highest $12,155.00 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $6,199.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.