MRI of lower extremity joint without contrast at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital

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MRI of lower extremity joint (knee/ankle) without dye

Charles, LA

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Lake Charles Memorial Hospital’s median price of $231 is 64% below the median hospital's median price ($638), higher than 7% of the 2,533 hospitals reporting CPT 73721. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 73721 at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 20 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$212.29	$212.29	$212.29 – $212.29
2	Cigna medicare_access fee schedule · outpatient	$212.29	$212.29	$212.29 – $212.29
3	Medicare railroad fee schedule · outpatient	$212.29	$212.29	$212.29 – $212.29
4	Tricare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$212.29	$212.29	$212.29 – $212.29
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$212.29	$212.29	$212.29 – $212.29
6	WellCare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$212.29	$212.29	$212.29 – $212.29
7	Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$216.53	$216.53	$216.53 – $216.53
8	Aetna medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$230.51	$230.51	$230.51 – $230.51
9	Amerihealth Caritas caritas_medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$230.51	$230.51	$230.51 – $230.51
10	Magellan medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$230.51	$230.51	$230.51 – $230.51
11	UnitedHealthcare medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$230.51	$230.51	$230.51 – $230.51
12	Medicaid medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$253.45	$253.45	$253.45 – $253.45
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$473.66	$473.66	$473.66 – $473.66
14	Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$481.90	$481.90	$212.29 – $751.51
15	Humana commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$743.02	$743.02	$743.02 – $743.02
16	Phcs commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,030	$1,030	$1,030 – $1,030
17	UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,030	$1,030	$1,030 – $1,030
18	Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,103	$1,103	$1,103 – $1,103
19	First Health commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,177	$1,177	$1,177 – $1,177
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient	$1,437	$1,437	$1,437 – $1,437

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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