Houston → MRI of the knee
MRI of the knee in Houston
Across 14 of 26 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $1,230 to $21,324 — 17.3× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Houston | $1,230 | $2,460 | $240–$1,692 | B |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Houston | $1,244 | $2,487 | $240–$1,692 | B |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Baytown | $1,244 | $2,487 | $240–$1,692 | B |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Nassau Bay | $1,244 | $2,487 | $240–$1,692 | B |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Houston | $1,244 | $2,487 | $240–$1,692 | B |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Cypress | $1,244 | $2,487 | $240–$1,692 | B |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center memorialhermann.org · Houston | $1,610–$2,415 varies | $5,032 | $240–$455 | C |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System memorialhermann.org · Houston | $1,610–$2,415 varies | $5,032 | $240–$455 | C |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital memorialhermann.org · Houston | $1,610–$2,415 varies | $5,032 | $240–$455 | C |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital memorialhermann.org · Humble | $1,610–$2,415 varies | $5,032 | $240–$455 | C |
| Texas Childrens Hospital shrinerschildrens.org · Houston | $1,845 | $1,845 | $171–$483 | C |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage chisaintjosephhealth.org · Houston | $2,726 | $7,788 | $174–$7,788 | B |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center chisaintjosephhealth.org · Houston | $2,726 | $7,788 | $174–$7,788 | B |
| Elite Hospital Kingwood kingwood247er.com · Kingwood | $2,736 | $5,472 | $431–$575 | C |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center chisaintjosephhealth.org · Pasadena | $4,251 | $12,146 | $198–$9,110 | C |
| East Houston Medical Center advanceddallas.com · Houston | $6,923 | $6,923 | $111–$900 | C |
| St Joseph Medical Center sjmctx.org · Houston | $7,538–$15,076 varies | $15,076 | $200–$15,076 | B |
| Womans Hospital of Texas,the womanshospital.com · Houston | $10,080–$16,125 varies | $10,080 | $205–$13,706 | C |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital texasorthopedic.com · Houston | $12,908–$28,141 varies | $12,908 | $205–$25,327 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Tomball hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Tomball | $15,769–$19,226 varies | $19,226 | $209–$8,652 | D |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Webster | $17,565–$35,122 varies | $17,565 | $205–$31,609 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Houston | $17,565–$35,122 varies | $17,565 | $205–$31,609 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Kingwood | $19,634–$32,963 varies | $32,963 | $205–$29,667 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Southeast hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Pasadena | $20,250–$40,502 varies | $20,250 | $205–$36,451 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare West hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Houston | $20,844 | $20,844 | $205–$18,760 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Houston | $21,324 | $21,324 | $209–$11,366 | C |
What these three numbers mean
Self-pay price is what the hospital says it charges someone paying directly. It is the number to ask for by name. List price is the undiscounted charge almost nobody pays. Insurers pay is the range of procedure-specific negotiated rates in the file — useful mainly to see whether the self-pay price is above or below what insurers get.
Some hospitals attach one flat rate to nearly their whole price list. Those are excluded here, because a number identical for a colonoscopy and a blood test says nothing about either. More on that →
Billing code CPT 73721 —
MRI knee without contrast. Every price on this page is read from the hospital's
own published file; open a hospital to see which file and when it was read.