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MRI Of The Arm, Without Contrast

Vermont rates for HCPCS 73218

This MRI scan images the soft tissue and bone of the arm itself, rather than a specific joint like the shoulder, elbow, or wrist, and is performed without an intravenous contrast injection. It can help evaluate muscle, tendon, nerve, or bone abnormalities along the length of the upper limb, such as a soft tissue mass or unexplained pain or swelling. Because it targets the arm generally rather than a joint, it differs from the more commonly ordered joint-specific MRI scans.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MRI Of The Arm, Without Contrast cost?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$427 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,754 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $4,266Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $372 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,802professional $457

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Vermont· 5th of 51

$724

WY $1,202UT $234

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.