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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 October 2026.

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

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$339 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$427 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,230Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $209 to $631
$200$500$1Kfacility $676professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$616.60
3 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
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 10th of 51

$479

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.