Knee MRI with contrast cost in Whiteville, NC — inpatient
In Whiteville, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $3,768.67 to $3,768.67, with a median of $3,768.67. Across North Carolina, the median is $2,925.00 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73723, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Whiteville, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System one side lowest Whiteville, NC · (910) 642-8011 MRI Hip w/ + w/o Contrast Right | $3,768.67 | $5,383.81 | $1,882.04–$5,222.30 | 30% | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System one side lowest Whiteville, NC · (910) 642-8011 MRI Knee w/ + w/o Contrast Left | $3,768.67 | $5,383.81 | $1,882.04–$5,222.30 | 30% | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System one side lowest Whiteville, NC · (910) 642-8011 MRI Ankle w/ + w/o Contrast Left | $3,768.67 | $5,383.81 | $1,882.04–$5,222.30 | 30% | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System one side lowest Whiteville, NC · (910) 642-8011 MRI Knee w/ + w/o Contrast Right | $3,768.67 | $5,383.81 | $1,882.04–$5,222.30 | 30% | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System one side lowest Whiteville, NC · (910) 642-8011 MRI Hip w/ + w/o Contrast Left | $3,768.67 | $5,383.81 | $1,882.04–$5,222.30 | 30% | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System one side lowest Whiteville, NC · (910) 642-8011 MRI Ankle w/ + w/o Contrast Right | $3,768.67 | $5,383.81 | $1,882.04–$5,222.30 | 30% | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $3,768.67, median $3,768.67, highest $3,768.67.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,768.67 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.