Summary

12 facilities within 25 miles of Richmond publish prices for MRI Knee with and without Contrast. Cash prices range from $2,147 to $11,821 — a 5.5x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $3,707.

$2,147 lowest
$11,821 highest
Best Value

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

Mechanicsville, VA · Bon Secours Mercy Health · 0.2 mi

$2,434 Cash price
4/5 CMS rating
65.0% Patient satisfaction

Lowest price among hospitals rated 4 stars or above. Patient satisfaction: 65%. Cash price of $2,434 is below the statewide average of $3,707.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Stafford Hospital, LLC 3★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$2,147
2
Mary Washington Hospital 2★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$2,147
3
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center 4★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$2,434
4
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center 3★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$4,688
5
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$4,688
6
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$4,688
7
Henrico Doctors' Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$7,750
8
CJW Medical Center 4★ · 0.0 mi · For-profit
$7,824
9
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center 3★ · 0.2 mi · For-profit
$11,821
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Stafford Hospital, LLC Stafford, VA · 0.2 mi $2,147 $4,294 2.0x 3/5 70.0% Nonprofit
2 Mary Washington Hospital Mary Washington Healthcare Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi $2,147 $4,294 2.0x 2/5 61.0% Nonprofit
3 Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Mechanicsville, VA · 0.2 mi $2,434 $4,057 1.67x 4/5 65.0% Nonprofit
4 Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Midlothian, VA · 0.2 mi $4,688 $7,814 1.67x 3/5 71.0% Nonprofit
5 Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $4,688 $7,814 1.67x 3/5 66.0% Nonprofit
6 Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $4,688 $7,814 1.67x 68.0% Nonprofit
7 Henrico Doctors' Hospital HCA Virginia Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $7,750 $7,750 1.0x 3/5 69.0% Nonprofit
8 CJW Medical Center Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $7,824 $7,824 1.0x 4/5 64.0% For-profit
9 Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center HCA Virginia Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi $11,821 $11,821 1.0x 3/5 61.0% For-profit
10 Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Sentara Health Williamsburg, VA · 0.2 mi 4/5 79.0% Nonprofit
11 Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Riverside Health System Gloucester, VA · 0.2 mi 4/5 77.0% Nonprofit
12 Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg Riverside Health System Williamsburg, VA · 0.2 mi 4/5 76.0% Nonprofit

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

The rates below are what each insurer has contractually agreed to pay this hospital for MRI Knee with and without Contrast. Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Henrico Doctors' Hospital

Cash: $7,750
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem HIX $316 -$7,434
Anthem HPN $401 -$7,349
Anthem HMO $435 -$7,315
Anthem PPO $435 -$7,315
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $828 -$6,922
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $828 -$6,922
UnitedHealthcare NewBusiness $828 -$6,922
UnitedHealthcare SmallBusiness $828 -$6,922
Aetna SharedSavings $1,387 -$6,363
Lifeworks MCR $1,472 -$6,278
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $1,612 -$6,138
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $1,705 -$6,045
Aetna Broad $1,866 -$5,884
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $2,712 -$5,038
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $3,488 -$4,262

7 additional plans not shown.

CJW Medical Center

Cash: $7,824
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $828 -$6,996
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $828 -$6,996
UnitedHealthcare NewBusiness $828 -$6,996
UnitedHealthcare SmallBusiness $828 -$6,996
Anthem HIX $1,212 -$6,612
Aetna SharedSavings $1,387 -$6,437
Lifeworks MCR $1,487 -$6,337
Anthem HPN $1,539 -$6,285
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $1,627 -$6,197
Anthem HMO $1,668 -$6,156
Anthem PPO $1,668 -$6,156
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $1,721 -$6,103
Aetna Broad $1,866 -$5,958
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $2,738 -$5,086
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $3,521 -$4,303

9 additional plans not shown.

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center

Cash: $11,821
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $828 -$10,993
Anthem HIX $1,014 -$10,807
Anthem HMO $1,396 -$10,426
Anthem HPN $1,396 -$10,426
Anthem PPO $1,396 -$10,426
Aetna Broad $1,915 -$9,906
Lifeworks MCR $2,246 -$9,575
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $3,310 -$8,511
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $4,137 -$7,684
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $5,319 -$6,502
Kaiser Permanente COMM $6,974 -$4,847
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $7,093 -$4,728
Virginia Health Network COMM $7,684 -$4,137
Virginia Health Network WC $7,684 -$4,137
Multiplan MPI $8,393 -$3,428

6 additional plans not shown.

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $347
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $351
Anthem Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $357
UnitedHealthcare Dsnp Medicare Managed Care Plan $357
Anthem Anthem Exchange $1,150
Anthem Anthem Hmo $1,229
Anthem Anthem Ppo $1,281
Sentara Health Plan Exchange $1,417
Sentara Health Plan Ppo $1,443
Sentara Health Plan Hmo/Pos $1,458

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Anthem HMO Products $97
Anthem PPO Products $97
Aetna All Commerical Products $1,389

Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Anthem PPO Products $97
Anthem HMO Products $97
Aetna All Commerical Products $1,389

Before you call

The data in this report is from each hospital's publicly filed prices. Here's how to use it.

Confirm the price

Call the hospital's billing department and ask for a price estimate or Good Faith Estimate for MRI Knee with and without Contrast (CPT 73723). Under federal law, they must provide this. Compare it to the published price in this report.

Ask about cash pay

If you haven't met your deductible, ask for the cash/self-pay rate. At many hospitals, the cash price is lower than the insurance-negotiated rate. You can see this in the insurance table above — some negotiated rates exceed the cash price.

Compare before you schedule

You are not required to use the facility your doctor referred you to. You can request a referral to any in-network facility. The same procedure, same quality — sometimes at a fraction of the price.

Ask about financial help

Most nonprofit hospitals in Virginia offer financial assistance to patients based on household income. This is separate from insurance — even insured patients can qualify. Ask billing for their Financial Assistance Policy.

Financial assistance by facility

Nonprofit hospitals are legally required to have financial assistance programs. Below is what we know about each facility's charitable care.

Facility Status Charity Care Provided How to Apply
Stafford Hospital, LLC Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Mary Washington Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Henrico Doctors' Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
CJW Medical Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application

What to do next

  1. Identify your top 2-3 facilities based on price, quality rating, and distance. The data in this report shows that lower price does not mean lower quality — check the star ratings.
  2. Call billing before you schedule. Confirm the published price. Ask for a Good Faith Estimate. Ask whether there's a prompt-pay or cash-pay discount beyond the listed rate.
  3. Check your deductible status. If you haven't met your deductible, compare the cash rate to what you'd owe through insurance. In some cases, paying cash is cheaper than using your plan.
  4. Apply for financial assistance if your household income is under $60,000-$125,000 (thresholds vary). Most eligible patients never apply because they don't know the program exists.
  5. Get everything in writing. Before your procedure, get a written price estimate. After, review the bill line by line. Roughly 80% of hospital bills contain errors (Becker's Hospital Review).

Data sources

Hospital prices
Published machine-readable files, required under CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR Part 180)
Quality ratings
CMS Hospital Compare, updated quarterly
Patient satisfaction
HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems)
Financial data
CMS Cost Reports (charity care, revenue) and IRS 990 filings (officer compensation)

This report is for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Every price shown is a price a hospital published — not an estimate. Actual out-of-pocket costs depend on your insurance plan, deductible status, and clinical circumstances. Consult your healthcare provider and insurer before making decisions.