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Knee MRI (with and without contrast) at Henry Ford Hospital

2799 West Grand Blvd, Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI · Henry Ford Health · · NPI 1134144801

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 28, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$479.72

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$4,566.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$63.26 with Meridian vs $3,059.22 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Child-NONFAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Adult-FAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid-FAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Adult-NONFAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Child-NONFAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid-NONFAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Medicaid-Behavioral Health-Child-FAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Adult-FAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Child-FAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
McLaren Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete-Adult-NONFAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
Meridian Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $63.26 ↓ -87%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $64.53 ↓ -87%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $64.53 ↓ -87%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $64.53 ↓ -87%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $64.53 ↓ -87%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $65.79 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $65.79 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $65.79 ↓ -86%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $66.42 ↓ -86%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Child-NONFAC $66.42 ↓ -86%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Child-FAC $66.42 ↓ -86%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO-Adult-FAC $66.42 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicaid HMO-Adult-NONFAC $72.97 ↓ -85%
ScriptGuideRX All Products $82.24 ↓ -83%
United Healthcare All Products-Midlevel $85.04 ↓ -82%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-FAC $85.91 ↓ -82%
HAP Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO-NonPhysician-NONFAC $85.91 ↓ -82%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-FAC $86.97 ↓ -82%
Humana Medicare Advantage-NP-NONFAC $86.97 ↓ -82%
Humana Military Tricare-Physician-FAC $93.20 ↓ -81%
Humana Military Tricare-NonPhysician-FAC $93.20 ↓ -81%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-FAC $96.02 ↓ -80%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $96.02 ↓ -80%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-FAC $99.05 ↓ -79%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products-NONFAC $99.05 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
HAP Medicare Advantage-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
HAP HAP Dual Products-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Molina Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
HAP HAP Dual Products-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
WellCare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Molina Medicare Advantage-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross BCN Medicare Advantage -FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
HAP Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
McLaren Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Aetna Medicare Advantage-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Molina Dual Product-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-NONFAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
Molina Dual Product-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
HAP Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $101.07 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Medicare-Behavioral Health-NONFAC $101.30 ↓ -79%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-FAC $102.31 ↓ -79%
Humana Medicare Advantage-Physician-NONFAC $102.31 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare All Products-Prof $106.84 ↓ -78%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully-Insured $111.69 ↓ -77%
Nomi All Products $119.26 ↓ -75%
Vitalcore All Products-NONFAC $131.39 ↓ -73%
Blue Cross GM Connected Care $146.20 ↓ -70%
Priority Health All Products $153.03 ↓ -68%
Blue Cross BCBSM Commercial $160.85 ↓ -66%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-NONFAC $162.44 ↓ -66%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial-FAC $162.44 ↓ -66%
Aetna All Products-NONFAC $164.04 ↓ -66%
Cofinity All Products $164.06 ↓ -66%
Aetna All Products-FAC $165.35 ↓ -66%
Priority Health Priority Cigna $168.33 ↓ -65%
Blue Cross Blue Cross Complete $186.41 ↓ -61%
Meridian Medicaid HMO $186.41 ↓ -61%
HAP HAP Caresource Medicaid $186.41 ↓ -61%
McLaren Medicaid HMO $186.41 ↓ -61%
Priority Health Medicaid HMO $186.41 ↓ -61%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO $190.14 ↓ -60%
Molina Medicaid HMO $196.34 ↓ -59%
HAP Self-Funded $197.00 ↓ -59%
Humana Military Tricare $253.58 ↓ -47%
Pace SE MI Medicare Advantage $330.24 ↓ -31%
Amerihealth Caritas Dual Products $340.67 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Erickson Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue $347.62 ↓ -28%
McLaren Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Dual Premier_HIDE-SNP $347.62 ↓ -28%
HAP HAP Dual Products $347.62 ↓ -28%
HAP Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare VACCN $347.62 ↓ -28%
Priority Health Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Molina Dual MI Coordinated Health $347.62 ↓ -28%
WellCare Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
WellCare Wellcare Meridian Dual Align (HMO D-SNP) $347.62 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross BCN Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Trinity Health Plan Medicare Advantage $347.62 ↓ -28%
Humana Medicare Advantage $351.10 ↓ -27%
Aetna Dual Products $382.38 ↓ -20%
HAP Henry Ford Select -HPN commercial $417.14 ↓ -13%
Meridian Ambetter From Meridian $469.29 ↓ -2%
Blue Cross BCBSM GM Connected Care $675.80 ↑ +41%
HAP HAP HMO_AHL_Fully Insured $687.39 ↑ +43%
Vitalcore All Products $799.53 ↑ +67%
BCN HMO $854.02 ↑ +78%
Blue Cross BCN Commercial $854.02 ↑ +78%
Aetna Commercial $1,150.07 ↑ +140%
Priority Health Commercial $1,224.26 ↑ +155%
United Healthcare UHC Commercial $2,077.00 ↑ +333%
United Healthcare Baseline Benefit Plan $2,304.00 ↑ +380%
NFL Cigna All Products $2,374.32 ↑ +395%
Cofinity Commercial $2,387.43 ↑ +398%
Cigna Transplants Commercial $2,602.62 ↑ +443%
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care ALL PRODUCTS $2,739.60 ↑ +471%
Humana Transplant Med Adv $2,967.90 ↑ +519%
Multiplan All Products $3,059.22 ↑ +538%
Interlink All Products not published by hospital
Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Medicaid HMO not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-PhD not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-MD not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-MA not published by hospital
United Healthcare Commercial-Behavioral Health-RN not published by hospital

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Knee MRI (with and without contrast) at other Michigan hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids $4,842.00 $347.62 – $625.71
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids $4,842.00 $347.62 – $625.71
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75 $4,525.00 $674.04 – $674.04
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville $4,525.00 $347.62 – $674.04
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland $4,525.00 $347.62 – $674.04
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor $5,536.00 $323.42 – $1,289.79
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe $5,536.00 $323.42 – $1,289.79
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids $4,525.00 $347.62 – $674.04

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