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MRI of an Arm Joint, Without Contrast

West Virginia 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$200 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$347 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $219 to $2,692Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,259
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,023professional $355

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
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,513.56
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 13th of 51

$457

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.