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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Arkansas 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$331$257 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$224 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $224 to $631Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $219 to $490
$200$500$1Kfacility $251professional $331

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
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$109.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$575.44
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
2 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
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 35th of 51

$324

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.