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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Delaware 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,318
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $427

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
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$691.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 11th of 51

$427

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.