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MRI Scan of Arm Before and After Contrast Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 172 California hospitals. CPT 73220. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $3,587
📉 Low $75.00
📈 High $30,838
🏥 172 hospitals
🏛️ 132 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $468
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 172 hospitals.
Billed more than $3,587 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | Kaiser | UHC | Health Net | Cigna | MultiPlan | Molina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MATRINEZ |
$75.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE |
$196 | $379 | $366 | — | $332 | $313 | $313 | $313 | — |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE |
$446 | $442 | $446 | — | $446 | $446 | — | — | $446 |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM |
$446 | $446 | $571 | — | — | $446 | — | — | $446 |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$446 | $446 | $571 | — | — | $446 | — | $588 | $446 |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH |
$446 | $446 | — | — | — | $446 | — | — | $446 |
| ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD |
$446 | $446 | $670 | $446 | $446 | $446 | — | $571 | $446 |
| SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS |
$446 | $446 | $571 | — | — | $446 | — | $520 | $446 |
| GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE |
$446 | $446 | $571 | — | — | $446 | — | — | $446 |
| PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY |
$446 | $446 | $448 | — | $446 | $446 | — | — | $446 |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA |
$446 | $446 | $571 | — | — | $446 | — | — | $446 |
| SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING |
$446 | $446 | $571 | — | $854 | $446 | — | — | — |
| POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER POMONA |
$600 | $2,562 | $2,814 | — | — | — | $1,901 | — | — |
| FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$609 | — | $475 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
$808 | $1,743 | — | — | $483 | $509 | — | $3,402 | $410 |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL SAN JOSE |
$886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL GILROY |
$886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE |
$886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SAN JOSE |
$886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO |
$887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL LA JOLLA |
$887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS ENCINITAS |
$887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA LA JOLLA |
$887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA |
$887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEALDSBURG DISTRICT HOSPITAL HEALDSBURG |
$945 | $1,478 | $1,149 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER BAKERSFIELD |
$1,037 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. MARY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER APPLE VALLEY |
$1,111 | $3,751 | $449 | $1,138 | $611 | — | — | — | — |
| COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER NEEDLES |
$1,149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANAHEIM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANAHEIM |
$1,263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLLEGE HOSPITAL COSTA MESA COSTA MESA |
$1,281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PACIFICA HOSPITAL OF THE VALLEY SUN VALLEY |
$1,314 | $1,314 | $657 | — | — | $446 | — | — | $1,314 |
| KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER W MINERAL KING AVE VISALIA |
$1,411 | $100 | $1,816 | — | $100 | $89.20 | $90.00 | — | — |
| GLENDORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LONG BEACH |
$1,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST COVINA MEDICAL CENTER WEST COVINA |
$1,503 | $473 | — | — | $826 | — | — | $1,277 | — |
| LA DOWNTOWN MEDICAL CENTER LOS ANGELES |
$1,503 | $473 | — | — | $826 | — | — | $1,277 | — |
| VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL VAN NUYS |
$1,516 | $379 | $449 | — | $1,367 | $449 | $983 | $1,364 | — |
| SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING |
$1,609 | $15.30 | $53.40 | $447 | $75.00 | $447 | $38.90 | — | — |
| TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER OCEANSIDE |
$1,760 | $64.40 | $480 | $480 | $45.07 | $59.50 | $74.00 | $70.00 | $480 |
| PROVIDENCE CEDARS-SINAI TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER TARZANA |
$1,862 | $470 | $449 | — | $611 | $830 | — | — | — |
| ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL LANCASTER |
$1,997 | $24.90 | $12.40 | $480 | $42.30 | $447 | $64.31 | $81.00 | $25.00 |
| EL CAMINO HOSPITAL LOS GATOS LOS GATOS |
$2,153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - PLACENTIA LINDA PLACENTIA |
$2,155 | $471 | $449 | $516 | — | $458 | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$2,155 | $471 | $449 | $516 | — | $458 | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS |
$2,155 | $471 | $449 | $516 | — | $458 | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE |
$2,155 | $471 | $449 | $516 | — | $458 | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE TORRANCE |
$2,165 | $470 | $449 | — | $611 | $830 | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER SAN PEDRO SAN PEDRO |
$2,165 | $470 | $449 | — | $611 | $830 | — | — | — |
| UCSF LANGLEY PORTER PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL - MOUNT ZION 7TH FLOOR |
$2,167 | $638 | — | — | $612 | — | — | — | — |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO |
$2,167 | $638 | — | — | $612 | — | — | — | — |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO FOLSOM |
$2,216 | — | — | $2,216 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL CAMARILLO CAMARILLO |
$2,339 | $454 | $454 | $454 | $454 | $454 | $1,901 | $4,509 | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER SANTA MONICA |
$2,395 | $470 | $449 | — | $611 | $830 | — | — | — |
| PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER ESCONDIDO ESCONDIDO |
$2,398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER POWAY POWAY |
$2,398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND OAKLAND |
$2,408 | — | — | — | $493 | — | — | — | — |
| RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL RIDGECREST |
$2,430 | — | $85.00 | — | $82.50 | — | $72.00 | — | — |
| ST. JOHN'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OXNARD |
$2,469 | $454 | $454 | $454 | $454 | $454 | $1,901 | $4,396 | — |
| GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL SANTA BARBARA |
$2,480 | $476 | — | — | $445 | $513 | — | — | — |
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL SANTA BARBARA |
$2,480 | $476 | — | — | $445 | $513 | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 73220, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $2,478 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $3,587 for this?
That is the median of what the 172 California hospitals above publish for Mri scan of arm before and after contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 73220 in California, Medicare reimburses about $468 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in California range from $75.00 to $30,838 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 7.7x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does mri scan of arm before and after contrast cost in California?
- Cash prices for mri scan of arm before and after contrast (CPT 73220) in California range from $75.00 to $30,838, with a median of $3,587. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of arm before and after contrast in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $75.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 73220 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.