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MRI of an Arm Joint, Without Contrast

New Jersey 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$339$234 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$427 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,467Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $200 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $339

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
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$7,244.36
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$660.69
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$316.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$6,456.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$407.38
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
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$338.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GL · Free upgrade
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 29th of 51

$363

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.