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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 July 2026.

How much does MRI of an Arm Joint, Without Contrast cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $631.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,096
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$181.97
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
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
$524.81
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Wisconsin than in West Virginia. 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· 19th of 51

$398

WI $631WV $138

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.