Scans and imaging CPT 73723 Outpatient

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye: from $423.00 to $6,053.00, with a median of $1,798.16. The lowest listed price is at Seattle Children's Hospital.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$423.00Seattle Children's Hospital
Median$1,798.16half pay less
Highest$6,053.00in this market
Difference14.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

median
Lowest $423.00Highest $6,053.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Seattle Children's Hospital lowest Seattle, WA MRI Joint Lwr Extr W/O&W Dye $423.00 $423.00
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST $1,108.32 $2,309.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST $1,108.32 $2,309.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST $1,108.32 $2,309.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc Mri Low Extrem Joint Wo/W Con $1,281.50 $2,563.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O AND W/ DYE $1,686.57 $3,307.00 49%
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST $1,798.16 $3,458.00 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST $2,259.36 $4,707.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST $2,259.36 $4,707.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO & W CONTRAST $2,259.36 $4,707.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA MRI Joint Lower Extremity W/O & W/ Cont Ltd $3,093.40 $3,093.40
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Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA HC MRI LOWER EXT W/WO DYE $3,168.80 $3,961.00 20%
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Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA MRI Ext Joint Lower W+W/O Contrast Complete $6,053.00 $6,053.00
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Outpatient: lowest $423.00, median $1,798.16, highest $6,053.00 — a 14.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $2,259.36. 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.