Knee MRI with contrast cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye: from $311.00 to $12,498.00, with a median of $2,067.92. The lowest price is at Riverview Regional Medical Center (Gadsden). The highest price is 40.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,067.92, is 23% below the US median of $2,669.70.
- That is 5.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- Alabama ranks 13th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 46 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 73723. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$311.00Riverview Regional Medical Center
Median$2,067.92half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,498.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$1,756.92vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center lowest Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Mri Joint Of Leg. Combo | $311.00 | $20,791.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center one side Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL MRI Exam | $497.75 | $905.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center one side Troy · Troy, AL MR JOINT LOWER EXT W/WO CONTRAST LEFT | $550.00 | $2,140.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA MRI LOWER EXT JOINT | $572.78 | $1,145.55 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $730.40 | $1,826.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $738.69 | $1,846.73 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital one side Demopolis · Demopolis, AL MRI Knee Left W/Wo | $1,080.00 | $1,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL MRI ANY JOINT LOWER EXTREMITY WWO CONT | $1,170.40 | $2,926.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MR-LW JOINT WWO | $1,235.76 | $6,865.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL MR-LW JOINT WWO | $1,281.75 | $8,545.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center one side Evergreen · Evergreen, AL MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JNT WO & W CONT RIGH,service or procedure performed on right side of the body | $1,443.65 | $2,221.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center one side Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Mri Rt Hip W/wo Contrast | $1,476.00 | $6,151.00 | — source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center one side Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL MR ANKLE LT CONT WO/W | $1,505.13 | $3,010.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center one side Fayette · Fayette, AL MR Knee Left wo/w Contrast | $1,505.13 | $3,010.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Lower Ext. WO/W Con. Left, MR | $1,565.03 | $3,639.60 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital one side Mobile · Mobile, AL ANKLE W/W/O CONT RT | $1,585.35 | $1,865.12 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital one side Russellville · Russellville, AL MRI LOW EX JNT WWO LT,LEFT SIDE | $1,614.60 | $6,210.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center one side Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $1,627.50 | $2,325.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East one side Montgomery · Montgomery, AL F-MR JNT LOWR EXTR MRI LT W/O+W/ | $1,711.47 | $2,852.45 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South one side Montgomery · Montgomery, AL MR JOINT LOWER EXTR RT W/O | $1,711.47 | $2,852.45 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $1,811.84 | $2,384.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center one side Cullman · Cullman, AL MRI Knee w/ + w/o Contrast Right | $1,979.18 | $3,690.34 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL MR-LW JOINT WWO | $2,062.23 | $22,913.64 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL MR-LW JOINT WWO | $2,073.60 | $13,824.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC MRI JOINT OF LEG COMBO | $2,088.50 | $4,177.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC MRI JNT LE W/O/W CONTR | $2,273.41 | $5,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC MRI JNT LE W/O/W CONTR | $2,273.41 | $5,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL MR-LW JOINT WWO | $2,416.43 | $13,424.59 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North one side Guntersville · Albertville, AL MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $2,461.80 | $2,461.80 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers one side Boaz · Albertville, AL MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $2,461.80 | $2,461.80 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL MRI Low Ext w/wo Cont Uni | $2,748.00 | $3,664.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL MR-LW JOINT WWO | $3,115.74 | $25,964.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $3,600.00 | $3,600.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $3,600.00 | $3,600.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $3,600.00 | $3,600.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL MR LOWER EXTR ANY JOINT WO/W CONTRAST | $4,073.00 | $4,073.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL MR LOWER EXTR ANY JOINT WO/W CONTRAST | $4,073.00 | $4,073.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital one side Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $4,747.00 | $4,747.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Huntsville · Huntsville, AL MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $4,747.00 | $4,747.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Madison · Huntsville, AL MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $4,747.00 | $4,747.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital one side Red Bay · Russellville, AL MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $4,747.00 | $4,747.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right W&Wo Contrst | $10,325.00 | $10,325.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital one side Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right W&Wo Contrst | $12,498.00 | $12,498.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right W&Wo Contrst | $12,498.00 | $12,498.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital one side Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right W&Wo Contrst | $12,498.00 | $12,498.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital one side Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right W&Wo Contrst | $12,498.00 | $12,498.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 7 | $1,565.03 | $10,325.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $2,416.43 | $4,410.00 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $3,600.00 | $3,600.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $2,461.80 | $2,461.80 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $738.69 | $1,010.22 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $311.00 | $1,713.37 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $1,711.47 | $1,711.47 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $1,614.60 | $3,180.80 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $1,476.00 | $6,987.00 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $497.75 | $497.75 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $1,811.84 | $1,811.84 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $2,088.50 | $2,088.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $1,979.18 | $1,979.18 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $1,080.00 | $1,080.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $1,235.76 | $1,235.76 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $1,443.65 | $1,443.65 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $2,062.23 | $2,062.23 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $572.78 | $572.78 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $1,505.13 | $1,505.13 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $4,747.00 | $4,747.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $4,073.00 | $4,073.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $2,273.41 | $2,273.41 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $1,585.35 | $1,585.35 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $1,627.50 | $1,627.50 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $550.00 | $550.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $1,505.13 | $1,505.13 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $730.40 | $730.40 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $2,273.41 | $2,273.41 |
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 with contrast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee MRI with contrast explained.
MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye in other states
- Alaska$3,762.51
- Arizona$2,098.13
- Arkansas$1,032.73
- California$4,620.75
- Colorado$3,344.00
- Connecticut$3,273.48
- Delaware$3,547.03
- District of Columbia$2,786.93, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,881.00
- Georgia$2,508.66
- Hawaii$2,400.00
- Idaho$2,263.00
- Illinois$3,448.00
- Indiana$1,447.52
- Iowa$3,198.00
- Kansas$1,645.38
- Kentucky$2,128.63
- Louisiana$1,242.30
- Maine$2,603.00
- Maryland$1,202.47
- Massachusetts$2,980.00
- Michigan$2,504.29
- Minnesota$2,568.76
- Mississippi$1,639.20
- Missouri$2,276.92
- Montana$2,710.97
- Nebraska$3,368.55
- Nevada$3,463.36
- New Hampshire$3,912.93
- New Jersey$721.30
- New Mexico$2,479.20
- New York$2,031.13
- North Carolina$2,925.00
- North Dakota$3,125.10
- Ohio$2,391.35
- Oklahoma$1,791.90
- Oregon$2,672.00
- Pennsylvania$3,524.50
- Puerto Rico$901.23
- Rhode Island$3,257.40
- South Carolina$2,832.60
- South Dakota$4,168.00
- Tennessee$1,256.82
- Texas$3,008.26
- Utah$5,678.24
- Vermont$4,741.50
- Virginia$3,433.50
- Washington$2,928.00
- West Virginia$1,854.00
- Wisconsin$3,415.00
- Wyoming$2,803.53
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.