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MRI of an Arm Joint, Without Contrast

Georgia 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 8 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 $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$316 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,950Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $195 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $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
$758.58
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$602.56
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,511.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
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
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 24th of 51

$380

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.