How much does mri of knee (no contrast) cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 73721.
Median commercial rates on file run from $210 (Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring) to $2,071 (The George Washington University Hospital) — 9.9× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | $2,734 | $2,071median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $280 | $210median of 187 plans | $210median of 150 plans | $210median of 148 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center, | $1,584 | $687median of 14 plans | $147median of 4 plans | $259median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital, | $1,909 | $556median of 10 plans | $145median of 3 plans | $259median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $2,013 | $2,114median of 11 plans | — | $1,449median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | $2,279 | $486median of 11 plans | $243median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $835 | $1,921median of 10 plans | $249median of 6 plans | $359median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | $2,145 | $1,023median of 4 plans | $282median of 2 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | $3,702 | — | $293median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $3,402 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does mri of knee (no contrast) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for MRI of knee (no contrast) in Washington, DC range from $280 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $3,702 at Sibley Memorial Hospital (9 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for mri of knee (no contrast)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring lists the lowest ($210, median of 187 plan rates) and The George Washington University Hospital the highest ($2,071, median of 4 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.