Six posted prices for the same service, side by side.

Pick a service. The letter below fills in, the six posted self-pay prices land on the ruler, and each row tells you where its number came from and what it usually covers.

What I am pricing.I am paying for a knee MRI without contrast myself, near ZIP 89052. Six providers near me post self-pay prices from $410 to $1,900.

Service, example dataKnee MRI without contrastBasic blood panel (CBC and metabolic panel)Head CT without contrastScreening colonoscopy

ZIP code

Example data for 89052. This demo holds example prices for 89052 only.

Knee MRI without contrast, near 89052

Six posted self-pay prices. Example data, checked Sep 2026, example.

Imaging center A, $410
What it usually includes. Usually the scan and the radiologist’s reading. Some providers bill the reading on its own, and contrast, if a doctor orders it, is a different service.
About this kind of provider. Independent imaging centers often post one bundled self-pay price.
Source: Self-pay price on its website. Checked Sep 2026, example.

Posted price, example data. The provider’s written estimate is what counts. This demo runs on a small fixed set of example prices, not live data.

Why the rows differ.A posted price is what a provider says it charges a self-pay patient for the service, not what it will bill me. What each price covers varies: some bundle the reading or the facility, some bill those apart. So I will ask the one I choose for a written Good Faith Estimate before I book.

General information, not medical, legal, or financial advice. What a Good Faith Estimate is and how to ask for one.