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MRI of an Arm Joint, Without Contrast

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 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 $407 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$302$214 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$209 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $209 to $933Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $132 to $550
$200$500$1Kfacility $407professional $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
$263.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 37th 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.