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MRI of an Arm Joint, Without Contrast

Colorado 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$269 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$437 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,380Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $214 to $794
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $575professional $407

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
$269.15
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
4 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
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$427

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.