US Health Care Costs

MRI of the knee, without contrast

CPT 73721 · Scans and imaging · hospital facility charge

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$4,192$4,192$4,192$527
Arizona1$641$641$641$748
California2$4,156$4,156$4,156$532
District of Columbia1$1,584$1,584$1,584$707
Florida16$1,715$245$17,008$2,290
Georgia2$1,226$903$1,549$625
Iowa1$3,680$3,680$3,680$629
Illinois4$2,680$1,415$3,835$1,578
Indiana2$683$674$692$645
Kentucky1$4,887$4,887$4,887$3,095
Massachusetts3$2,499$2,499$3,763$599
Maryland1$281$281$281–
Michigan1$3,636$3,636$3,636$436
Missouri1$1,352$1,352$1,352$1,504
North Carolina3$1,757$1,314$2,201$2,616
New Jersey6$297$268$323$554
Nevada1$9,502$9,502$9,502$518
New York1–––$849
Ohio13$1,084$1,084$2,048$927
Oklahoma1$2,009$2,009$2,009$506
Pennsylvania4$282$269$6,214$669
South Carolina1$1,952$1,952$1,952$392
Tennessee2$1,364$1,364$1,364$404
Texas18$7,463$1,230$21,324$1,679
Virginia1$1,933$1,933$1,933$1,407
88 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.