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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Alaska rates for HCPCS 73721

A detailed imaging exam of a joint in the leg, such as the knee, ankle, or hip, 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 a Leg Joint, Without Contrast cost?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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$759$525 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$1,047 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,623Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,122
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $759

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
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$912.01
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$776.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 13.5 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$832

VT $2,089UT $155

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.