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73721 under Bcbsnm in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
MRI, lower extremity joint, w/o contrast · Local peer median $304 · High confidence
Local distribution · 366 providers · 460 rate records
- The local peer median for CPT 73721 under Bcbsnm in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $304, drawn from 366 distinct providers.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
- The bottom of the local market (P10) is $187.44 and the top (P90) is $547; the median-to-P90 spread is $243.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
- The lowest published rate in this market is $64.38; the highest is $1,562.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
- This benchmark is drawn from 460 individual rate records that Bcbsnm itself published for this code in this metro.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
- Medicare's national non-facility rate for CPT 73721 is $204.41, making the Bcbsnm local median 149% of Medicare.Source: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule; the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
- 6.5% of indexed providers cluster at the single most common rate; the remainder shows a real, scoreable spread across the local market.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate
- A federal No Surprises Act arbitrator may weigh up to four plan years of a provider's own contracted rate history and local market share when resolving a payment dispute over this exact code and payer.Source: 45 CFR §149.510(c)(4)(iii)(B)
366 providers bill this code to this payer in this metro.
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Modeled from Bcbsnm's own published in-network rates, never guaranteed and never a national average. Peer basis: same CPT, same payer file, same metro (CBSA). Federal citation for the underlying obligation: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Bcbsnm to publish this rate. Page generated 2026-08-24 09:32 UTC; the live index is queried in real time on every request.