Scans and imaging CPT 73723 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye in Hartford, CT — inpatient

In Hartford, CT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,561.20 to $3,841.75, with a median of $1,561.20. The lowest listed price is at Connecticut Children's.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 73723, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$1,561.20Connecticut Children's
Median$1,561.20half pay less
Highest$3,841.75in this market
Difference2.5×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 Hartford, CT.

median
Lowest $1,561.20Highest $3,841.75
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Connecticut Children's lowest Hartford, CT MRI Lower Extremity Joint Wwo Con $1,561.20 $2,602.00 40%
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Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT MRI Lower Extremity Joint Wwo Con $1,561.20 $2,602.00 40%
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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center one side Hartford, CT HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O & W/Contrast Rt $2,561.35 $4,657.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center one side Hartford, CT HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O & W/Contrast Lt $2,561.35 $4,657.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O & W/Contrast Bl $3,841.75 $6,985.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,561.20, median $1,561.20, highest $3,841.75 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $2,561.35, median $2,561.35, highest $2,561.35.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,561.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,561.35 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.