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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Arizona 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 July 2026.

How much does MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $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
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$645.65

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.2 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.

Arizona· 14th of 51

$398

WI $589WV $141

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.