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MRI of an Arm Joint, Without Contrast

Iowa 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $661 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$437$251 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$407 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $240 to $2,570Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $141 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $437

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
$213.80
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$223.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,778.28
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$437

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.