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MRI of an Arm Joint, Without Contrast

Arizona 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$234 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$417 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,820Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,818
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $617professional $372

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
$426.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
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
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 27th of 51

$372

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.