Knee MRI with contrast cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye: from $341.19 to $5,817.00, with a median of $2,098.13. The lowest price is at Banner Boswell Medical Center (Sun City). The highest price is 17.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,098.13, is 21% below the US median of $2,669.70.
- That is 5.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- Arizona ranks 14th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$341.19Banner Boswell Medical Center
Median$2,098.13half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,817.00in Arizona
Lowest saves$1,756.94vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Boswell Medical Center one side lowest Sun City · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT LT | $341.19 | $2,321.00 | Sep 19, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center one side Sun City West · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT RT | $343.51 | $2,321.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center one side Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT RT | $392.25 | $2,321.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center one side Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT RT | $410.82 | $2,321.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC MRI LOWER EXT JT W/WO CONTRAST | $428.12 | $5,800.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center one side Queen Creek · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT RT | $429.38 | $2,321.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center one side Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT LT | $438.67 | $2,321.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix one side Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT LT | $445.63 | $2,321.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center one side Casa Grande · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT LT | $459.56 | $2,321.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center one side Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT LT | $478.13 | $2,321.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center one side Chandler · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT RT | $505.98 | $2,321.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center one side Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT RT | $561.68 | $2,321.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Heart Hospital one side Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT LT | $594.18 | $2,321.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Med Center South one side Tucson · Tucson, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT RT | $878.32 | $5,559.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson one side Tucson · Tucson, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT LT | $1,028.42 | $5,559.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Payson Medical Center one side Payson · Payson, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT LT | $1,044.12 | $1,848.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Northern Cochise Community Hospital Willcox · Safford, AZ MRI L EXT JT WO/W CN | $1,065.00 | $1,775.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $1,076.50 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Benson Hospital Benson · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ FAC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO/W CONTRAST | $1,245.03 | $2,593.80 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center one side Prescott · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MRI ANKLE W/ + W/O CONTRAST RIGHT | $1,483.90 | $1,930.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center one side Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC MRI Lwr Extrem Jnt W/WO Cont Rt/Lt | $1,665.72 | $5,949.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital one side Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC MRI Lwr Extrem Jnt W/WO Cont Rt/Lt | $1,665.72 | $5,949.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center one side Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MR LOW EXTREM JNT WO W LT | $2,098.13 | $5,584.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center one side Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MR LOW EXTREM JNT WO W LT | $2,098.13 | $5,584.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MR-LW JOINT WWO | $2,205.99 | $18,383.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flagstaff Medical Center one side Flagstaff · Flagstaff, AZ MRI Lower Ext Jt w/wo Rt | $2,377.23 | $4,754.45 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ MR-LW JOINT WWO | $2,499.12 | $13,884.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ MR-LW JOINT WWO | $2,499.12 | $13,884.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center Kingman · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MRI scan of leg joint before and after contrast | $2,837.10 | $8,106.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Page Hospital one side Page · Flagstaff, AZ MRI EXT LOWER JT W&WO CNT LT | $2,851.46 | $4,629.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Verde Valley Medical Center one side Cottonwood · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MRI Lower Ext Jt w/wo Lt | $3,040.32 | $6,080.64 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Valley View Medical Center Fort Mohave · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material(s), followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences | $3,109.76 | $5,182.94 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ MR-LW JOINT WWO | $3,332.16 | $13,884.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ MR-LW JOINT WWO | $3,332.16 | $13,884.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center Yuma · Yuma, AZ HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT W & WO | $4,272.45 | $6,573.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Copper Queen Community Hospital one side Bisbee · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MRI LE Joint w/ + w/o Contrast Left | $4,892.00 | $6,115.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material(s), followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences | $5,170.03 | $8,616.71 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Mri, Any Joint Lower Extremity; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $5,817.00 | $5,817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Mri, Any Joint Lower Extremity; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $5,817.00 | $5,817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Mri, Any Joint Lower Extremity; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $5,817.00 | $5,817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Mri, Any Joint Lower Extremity; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $5,817.00 | $5,817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Mri, Any Joint Lower Extremity; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $5,817.00 | $5,817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Mri, Any Joint Lower Extremity; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $5,817.00 | $5,817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Mri, Any Joint Lower Extremity; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $5,817.00 | $5,817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Mri, Any Joint Lower Extremity; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $5,817.00 | $5,817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Mri, Any Joint Lower Extremity; W/O Contrast, Followed By Contrast | $5,817.00 | $5,817.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 25 | $341.19 | $594.18 |
| Tucson, AZ | 8 | $878.32 | $2,082.42 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 4 | $2,205.99 | $2,973.43 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 2 | $2,377.23 | $2,614.34 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 2 | $1,483.90 | $2,262.11 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 2 | $1,245.03 | $3,068.52 |
| Payson, AZ | 1 | $1,044.12 | $1,044.12 |
| Safford, AZ | 1 | $1,065.00 | $1,065.00 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $4,272.45 | $4,272.45 |
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
- Alabama$2,067.92
- Alaska$3,762.51
- 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.