What is the average price of an MRI for a knee scan cost in TX?

Question

What is the average price of an MRI for a knee scan cost in TX?

Answer 1

Do you have insurance?  I paid $500 for my last MRI.  Insurance covered about half.

Answer 2

That price varies widely depending on your insurance company and what the diagnostic imaging company wants to charge you.  I've seen prices of $400 to $900 over the past year.  Good luck

Answer 3

I work in a free standing imaging center in California.  We charge about $1500 for a routine knee MRI.  If you have insurance, find out which facilities are contracted with your insurance company.  If you do not have medical insurance, you should call around to find the lowest prices.

Of course, you need a doctor's order to get any imaging study, including a MRI.  But, even if your doctor gives you an order written on General Hospital's form, you can get your MRI done at Mercy Hospital.

My best advice would be to look in your local yellow pages, and make calls for estimated costs at facilities in your area. Prices will vary depending on which state you are in....in fact, the prices can vary quite a bit between facilities in the same area. I work in a free standing imaging center, and we charge about half what the hospital (located in the same town!) charges. Look in the yellow pages under "x-ray" or "physicians - radiologist" and start calling facilities. If you call the imaging department of a hospital, make sure you get both the technical fee (for the cost of the procedure) and the professional fee (for the radiologist's reading). Most free standing imaging centers combine those costs into one fee. Other things to think about.....find out if the facility offers a cash discount for uninsured patients. Where I work, we offer 40% off the cost of CTs and MRIs for uninsured patients, if they pay the total on the day of service. Also, find out if they can make a payment plan for you, if you cannot come up with all of the money at the time of your procedure. We ask for 25% down at time of service, and then we do a payment plan, mapping out monthly payments for the balance. Sometimes the monthly payment is fairly low.....$50 even. A little bit of research can save you some money!