Knee MRI cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 76 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $569.08 to $15,953.54, with a median of $1,560.97. The lowest price is at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Madisonville). The highest price is 28.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,560.97, is 16% below the US median of $1,852.45.
- That is 6.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Kentucky ranks 18th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 76 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 73721. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$569.08Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
Median$1,560.97half of hospitals charge less
Highest$15,953.54in Kentucky
Lowest saves$991.89vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville lowest Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $569.08 | $4,377.53 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $612.30 | $2,041.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital one side Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $642.25 | $917.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital one side Hartford · Hartford, KY MRI LOW EXT JT LT KNEE W/O CM | $656.50 | $1,313.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $679.21 | $2,191.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC MR LOWER EXTREM JNT WO CONT | $771.48 | $2,162.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC MR LOWER EXTREM JNT WO CONT | $792.34 | $2,162.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville, KY HB MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST RT | $808.60 | $4,043.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST RT | $808.60 | $4,043.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST RT | $808.60 | $4,043.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST RT | $808.60 | $4,043.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST LT | $808.60 | $4,043.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST LT | $808.60 | $4,043.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI JOINT LE WO CONT RT | $918.72 | $3,828.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC MR LOWER EXTREM JNT WO CONT | $955.19 | $2,378.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $959.27 | $2,041.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB MRI LOW EXT ANY JT W/O CON | $970.62 | $970.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green one side Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY MR LOW EXT ANY JT WO CON RIGHT | $1,017.00 | $1,695.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC MR LOWER EXTREM JNT WO CONT | $1,019.43 | $2,164.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI JOINT LE WO CONT LT | $1,032.84 | $2,718.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC MR LOWER EXTREM JNT WO CONT | $1,034.49 | $2,146.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | $1,042.89 | $2,607.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC MRI Lower Ext Jnt W/O Cont | $1,110.60 | $1,851.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI JOINT LE WO CONT RT | $1,118.16 | $3,106.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY MRI LOW EXT JOINT WO | $1,142.83 | $1,758.20 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,148.36 | $1,511.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital one side Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI JOINT LE WO CONT LT | $1,173.60 | $2,608.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna one side Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY MR LOW EXT ANY JT WO CON RIGHT | $1,196.40 | $1,994.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital one side Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC MRIG LOW EXT JOINT W/O UNILATERAL | $1,265.47 | $2,854.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,302.75 | $1,737.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany one side Albany · Albany, KY MR LOW EXT ANY JT WO CON RIGHT | $1,375.80 | $2,293.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville one side Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY MR LOW EXT ANY JT WO CON RIGHT | $1,375.80 | $2,293.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI JOINT LE WO CONT LT | $1,380.60 | $3,068.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services one side Salem · Paducah, KY-IL MRI LE Joint w/o Contrast Left | $1,421.40 | $2,369.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC MR LOWER EXTREM JNT WO CONT | $1,461.65 | $3,445.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | $1,500.96 | $3,752.41 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital one side Carrollton · Carrollton, KY MRI LOW EXT JT W/O CON RT,RIGHT | $1,507.20 | $2,512.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,512.50 | $3,025.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Mri Lower Extremity W/O Iv Contrast | $1,609.43 | $4,023.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG MRI LOW EXT JNT W/O CONT | $1,751.44 | $4,378.60 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,972.80 | $3,288.00 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | $1,999.80 | $4,999.49 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | $2,172.46 | $5,431.14 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital one side Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC MRI Lower Ext Jnt W/O Cont|RIGHT SIDE | $2,179.80 | $3,633.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $2,314.65 | $3,561.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | $2,403.92 | $6,009.80 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | $2,553.82 | $6,384.54 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | $2,681.38 | $6,703.46 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $2,834.00 | $4,360.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $2,834.00 | $4,360.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center one side Pineville · Middlesborough, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $2,992.22 | $2,992.22 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital one side Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON RT | $3,022.20 | $5,037.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital one side West Liberty · West Liberty, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON RT | $3,052.80 | $5,088.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center one side Hazard · Hazard, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON RT | $3,060.60 | $5,101.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $3,072.05 | $5,120.08 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital one side Barbourville · Corbin, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON LT | $3,073.20 | $5,122.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way one side Martin · Pikeville, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON LT | $3,205.20 | $5,342.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital one side Hayden · Hayden, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON LT | $3,205.20 | $5,342.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital one side MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON LT | $3,205.20 | $5,342.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $3,258.04 | $4,344.05 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $3,258.04 | $4,344.05 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $3,258.04 | $4,344.05 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $3,258.04 | $4,344.05 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $3,258.04 | $4,344.05 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $3,258.04 | $4,344.05 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $3,258.04 | $4,344.05 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital one side Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON LT | $3,325.20 | $5,542.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center one side South Williamson · Pikeville, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON RT | $3,388.20 | $5,647.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital one side Harlan · Harlan, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON RT | $3,517.20 | $5,862.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center one side Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON RT | $3,517.20 | $5,862.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital one side Paintsville · Paintsville, KY MR LOW EXT JNT WO CON LT | $3,517.20 | $5,862.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | $3,579.86 | $8,949.66 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville one side Russellville · Russellville, KY MR LOW EXT ANY JT WO CON RIGHT | $3,916.94 | $6,528.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT, W/O CONTRAST | $4,578.42 | $4,578.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center one side Frankfort · Frankfort, KY MRI LW JNT W/O CONT LT | $6,126.50 | $6,126.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital one side Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY MRI LW JNT W/O CONT RT | $15,953.54 | $15,953.54 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $808.60 | $1,032.84 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 9 | $955.19 | $1,999.80 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $771.48 | $3,165.62 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $3,205.20 | $3,296.70 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $1,034.49 | $1,664.08 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $1,017.00 | $1,375.80 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $1,110.60 | $1,421.40 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $1,751.44 | $1,862.12 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $2,992.22 | $3,007.21 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $1,375.80 | $1,375.80 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $1,507.20 | $1,507.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $2,834.00 | $2,834.00 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $642.25 | $642.25 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $970.62 | $970.62 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $679.21 | $679.21 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $3,258.04 | $3,258.04 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $1,500.96 | $1,500.96 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $6,126.50 | $6,126.50 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $2,834.00 | $2,834.00 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $1,512.50 | $1,512.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $3,517.20 | $3,517.20 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $656.50 | $656.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $3,205.20 | $3,205.20 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $3,060.60 | $3,060.60 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $1,196.40 | $1,196.40 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $612.30 | $612.30 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $3,072.05 | $3,072.05 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $3,579.86 | $3,579.86 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $808.60 | $808.60 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $2,553.82 | $2,553.82 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $1,142.83 | $1,142.83 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $1,302.75 | $1,302.75 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $959.27 | $959.27 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $569.08 | $569.08 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $1,042.89 | $1,042.89 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $792.34 | $792.34 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $2,314.65 | $2,314.65 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $3,517.20 | $3,517.20 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $3,916.94 | $3,916.94 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $3,052.80 | $3,052.80 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $3,325.20 | $3,325.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What knee MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee MRI explained.
MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,634.49
- Alaska$3,222.01
- Arizona$1,497.02
- Arkansas$879.91
- California$3,030.39
- Colorado$2,070.77
- Connecticut$1,619.00
- Delaware$2,452.40
- District of Columbia$1,908.78, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,499.31
- Georgia$1,515.69
- Hawaii$1,503.60
- Idaho$1,771.00
- Illinois$2,811.72
- Indiana$1,028.79
- Iowa$2,231.66
- Kansas$1,270.44
- Louisiana$866.96
- Maine$1,499.60
- Maryland$554.08
- Massachusetts$1,841.85
- Michigan$1,615.23
- Minnesota$1,972.56
- Mississippi$1,178.64
- Missouri$1,758.30
- Montana$1,721.88
- Nebraska$2,540.01
- Nevada$2,297.12
- New Hampshire$2,187.22
- New Jersey$414.60
- New Mexico$1,472.24
- New York$1,201.85
- North Carolina$2,061.00
- North Dakota$1,932.80
- Ohio$1,752.50
- Oklahoma$1,345.20
- Oregon$1,776.00
- Pennsylvania$2,036.58
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,100.00
- South Carolina$2,446.60
- South Dakota$3,169.60
- Tennessee$960.36
- Texas$2,198.29
- Utah$4,649.61
- Vermont$3,362.13
- Virginia$1,932.50
- Washington$1,894.86
- West Virginia$1,302.00
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$1,910.40
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.