Posted Price

MRI of the knee or other leg joint, without contrast at HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center

CPT 73721 · Houston, TX

Cash price$31,159.60
Gross charge$31,159.60
Insurer rates$1,869.58 – $26,485.66

These are HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated September 1, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

The posted cash price equals the gross charge: this file shows no self-pay discount for this service.

Across 111 Texas hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $520.39, median $2,725.80, highest $40,501.60. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
St. Joseph Medical Center
Houston, TX
2.3 mi$520.39$15,076.182026-09-01
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX
2.6 mi$2,415.24$7,547.632026-04-01
Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center
Houston, TX
2.6 mi$2,725.80$7,788.002026-02-28
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
2.6 mi$1,230.00$2,460.002026-04-01
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Houston, TX
2.6 mi$28,141.25$28,141.252026-09-01
Texas Childrens Hospital
Houston, TX
2.6 mi$3,174.46$4,738.002026-03-05
Womans Hospital of Texas,the
Houston, TX
3.9 mi$16,125.09$16,125.092026-09-01
Memorial Hermann Hospital System
Houston, TX
6.0 mi$2,415.24$7,547.632026-04-01

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 73721 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
MRI LW JNT W/O CONT BI
standard_charge_information[189275]
outpatient$31,159.60$31,159.60$1,869.58 – $26,485.66
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material
standard_charge_information[8510]
outpatient$215.06 – $215.06
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material
standard_charge_information[20135]
outpatient$215.06 – $2,739.00
Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material
standard_charge_information[42369]
outpatient$208.84 – $2,268.00
MRI LW JNT W/O CONT RT
standard_charge_information[192973]
outpatient$18,384.41$18,384.41$1,103.06 – $15,626.75
MRI LW JNT W/O CONT LT
standard_charge_information[193018]
outpatient$18,384.41$18,384.41$1,103.06 – $15,626.75

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