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MRI of an Arm Joint, Without Contrast

Alabama rates for HCPCS 73221

A detailed imaging exam of a joint in the arm, such as the shoulder, elbow, or wrist, using magnetic fields and radio waves rather than radiation, performed without contrast dye. It gives a clear view of ligaments, tendons, cartilage, and other soft tissue around the joint that an X-ray cannot show. It's commonly used to evaluate joint pain, suspected tears, or other soft-tissue injuries.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MRI of an Arm Joint, Without Contrast cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$302$224 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$372 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $372 to $389Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $155 to $525
$200$500$1Kfacility $372professional $302

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
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$489.78
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Vermont 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.

Alabama· 39th of 51

$302

VT $955UT $135

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.