How much does an MRI of the knee cost without insurance in New York–Newark, NY–NJ?

Of the 19 hospitals in this table, 10 publish a self-pay (cash) price; their median is $1,003. That is the hospital's facility charge — a separately billed doctor's fee may apply. Freestanding imaging centers aren't in these hospital files and are often cheaper for self-pay patients.

How much does an MRI of the knee cost with insurance in New York–Newark, NY–NJ?

With insurance, the hospital's negotiated rate is what your plan is billed. Across 19 hospitals here the median commercial-plan rate is $437, and the middle half fall between $414 and $792. Until you meet your deductible you typically pay that negotiated amount; after it, your coinsurance or copay applies.

Why do Knee MRI prices differ so much between New York–Newark, NY–NJ hospitals?

Each hospital negotiates separately with each insurer, and hospitals in the same health system often share one rate sheet. In this table the cheapest quarter of hospitals negotiated $414 or less, while the priciest quarter negotiated $792 or more — 1.9 times as much for the same procedure code.

What is the Medicare rate shown here?

$244 is the CMS national outpatient (OPPS) payment rate for this procedure family. We show it as a government baseline so you can see each hospital's multiple of it.

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Knee MRI Cost in New York–Newark, NY–NJ (2026): Negotiated Rates by Insurance TypeNPI VERIFIED

Across 19 hospitals in the New York–Newark, NY–NJ area that publish federally required price files, the median negotiated rate under commercial insurance is $437 (middle half of hospitals: $414–$792) and the median self-pay (cash) price is $1,003 for an MRI of the knee. The Medicare outpatient baseline for the same procedure family is $243.

Source: hospital machine-readable files (45 CFR §180), file dates 2025-05-07 to 2026-04-01 · Medicare baseline: CMS OPPS Addendum B · Data extracted 2026-10-31 · Page updated 2026-10-31

Area covered: hospitals in New York City's five boroughs, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties (NY) and Essex, Bergen, Hudson, Middlesex, Union, Passaic, Monmouth, Ocean and Morris counties (NJ). Hospitals outside these places are not in this table, even if they serve the area.

Median insured rate

$437

commercial plans · 19 of 19 hospitals

Middle half

$414–$792

25th–75th percentile of hospitals

Median cash

$1,003

self-pay price · 10 hospitals list one

Medicare baseline

$243

CMS OPPS national

3 of 19 hospital files were more than 12 months old at extraction (flagged in the table). Hospitals must update these files yearly; older figures may not reflect current contracts.

This is the hospital's facility fee. The radiologist who reads the images bills separately.

These are contract reference rates, not your bill. A plan-type median is not a quote for your specific plan or network. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible, coinsurance and network status. Rates shown are facility charges only — physician/radiologist fees are billed separately.

Hospital	Insured median	PPO	HMO	Commercial	Medicare Adv.	ACA Exchange	Medicare	Cash	List (gross)
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · CMS 2★ · file updated 2026-04-01	$355	$3781.6× Medicare	$3631.5× Medicare	$3481.4× Medicare	$2971.2× Medicare	$3481.4× Medicare	—	—	—
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark · CMS 2★ · file updated 2026-03-04	$414	$4361.8× Medicare	$4141.7× Medicare	$3681.5× Medicare	$2711.1× Medicare	—	$2711.1× Medicare	—	—
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway Rahway · CMS 4★ · file updated 2026-03-04	$414	$8083.3× Medicare	$4141.7× Medicare	$3681.5× Medicare	$2641.1× Medicare	—	$2641.1× Medicare	—	—
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick · CMS 2★ · file updated 2026-03-04	$414	$4361.8× Medicare	$4141.7× Medicare	$3681.5× Medicare	$2801.2× Medicare	—	$2801.2× Medicare	—	—
Community Medical Center Toms River · CMS 1★ · file updated 2026-03-04	$414	$4361.8× Medicare	$4141.7× Medicare	$3681.5× Medicare	$2641.1× Medicare	—	$2641.1× Medicare	—	—
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City · CMS 3★ · file updated 2026-03-04	$414	$4361.8× Medicare	$4141.7× Medicare	$3681.5× Medicare	$2841.2× Medicare	—	$2841.2× Medicare	—	—
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch · CMS 3★ · file updated 2026-03-04	$414	$4361.8× Medicare	$4141.7× Medicare	$3681.5× Medicare	$2671.1× Medicare	—	$2671.1× Medicare	—	—
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston · CMS 3★ · file updated 2026-03-04	$414	$4361.8× Medicare	$4141.7× Medicare	$3681.5× Medicare	$2711.1× Medicare	—	$2711.1× Medicare	—	—
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood · CMS 3★ · file updated 2026-03-03	$414	$4361.8× Medicare	$4141.7× Medicare	$3681.5× Medicare	$2641.1× Medicare	—	$2641.1× Medicare	—	—
The University Hospital Newark · CMS 1★ · file updated 2026-03-10	$436	$4231.7× Medicare	—	$4491.8× Medicare	$2751.1× Medicare	—	$2751.1× Medicare	$317	$1,879
Saint Michael'S Medical Center Newark · CMS 4★ · file updated 2026-03-17	$479	$5662.3× Medicare	$6652.7× Medicare	$3931.6× Medicare	—	$3731.5× Medicare	$2761.1× Medicare	$276	$5,166
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital New Rochelle · CMS 1★ · file updated 2026-04-01	$516	—	—	$6452.6× Medicare	$2971.2× Medicare	$3871.6× Medicare	$2971.2× Medicare	$759	$1,168
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange · CMS 1★ · file updated 2025-06-17file >12 mo old	$517	$6142.5× Medicare	—	$4201.7× Medicare	$2711.1× Medicare	—	—	$804	$946
St Joseph'S Medical Center Yonkers · CMS 1★ · file updated 2025-05-07file >12 mo old	$571	$7743.2× Medicare	—	$5712.3× Medicare	$2831.2× Medicare	—	$2831.2× Medicare	$283	$3,330
Saint Peter'S University Hospital New Brunswick · CMS 3★ · file updated 2026-01-08	$1,013	$1,0134.2× Medicare	$5282.2× Medicare	$4,77919.6× Medicare	$1,2255.0× Medicare	$1,2535.1× Medicare	$8,69035.6× Medicare	$5,214	$8,690
Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · CMS 1★ · file updated 2025-10-28file >12 mo old	$1,017	—	—	$1,0174.2× Medicare	$2861.2× Medicare	$3001.2× Medicare	—	$1,432	$2,046
Nyu Langone Hospitals New York · CMS 5★ · file updated 2026-01-01	$1,339	$1,6726.9× Medicare	$7102.9× Medicare	$4,93320.2× Medicare	$2861.2× Medicare	$4912.0× Medicare	$2861.2× Medicare	$1,201	$6,325
New York-Presbyterian/Queens Flushing · CMS 5★ · file updated n/a	$2,864	—	—	$2,86411.8× Medicare	$2941.2× Medicare	—	—	$2,957	$3,943
New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York · CMS 5★ · file updated n/a	$3,424	—	—	$3,42414.0× Medicare	$2941.2× Medicare	—	—	$3,379	$4,506

Each figure is the median of that hospital's published rates for the procedure's code family under that plan type. "Insured median" is the median of the hospital's commercial-plan rates (PPO, HMO, EPO, POS, ACA marketplace and plans not labelled by type); the headline figure is the median of that column. Hospitals label plan types differently, so compare the Insured median column across hospitals rather than a single plan-type column. "×Medicare" compares to the CMS national outpatient rate. Blank cells mean the hospital's file discloses no dollar rate for that plan type.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does an MRI of the knee cost without insurance in New York–Newark, NY–NJ?: Of the 19 hospitals in this table, 10 publish a self-pay (cash) price; their median is $1,003. That is the hospital's facility charge — a separately billed doctor's fee may apply. Freestanding imaging centers aren't in these hospital files and are often cheaper for self-pay patients.
How much does an MRI of the knee cost with insurance in New York–Newark, NY–NJ?: With insurance, the hospital's negotiated rate is what your plan is billed. Across 19 hospitals here the median commercial-plan rate is $437, and the middle half fall between $414 and $792. Until you meet your deductible you typically pay that negotiated amount; after it, your coinsurance or copay applies.
Why do Knee MRI prices differ so much between New York–Newark, NY–NJ hospitals?: Each hospital negotiates separately with each insurer, and hospitals in the same health system often share one rate sheet. In this table the cheapest quarter of hospitals negotiated $414 or less, while the priciest quarter negotiated $792 or more — 1.9 times as much for the same procedure code.
What is the Medicare rate shown here?: $244 is the CMS national outpatient (OPPS) payment rate for this procedure family. We show it as a government baseline so you can see each hospital's multiple of it.

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