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MRI of an Arm Joint, Without Contrast

Utah 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 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 $282 · 10th to 90th $62 to $1,202
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $282

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$389.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$575.44

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 44th of 51

$282

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.