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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Florida 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$151 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$251 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,995Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $110 to $468
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $437professional $209

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
$251.19
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$549.54
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$416.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
6 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
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q6 · Substitute physician, paid per time
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$214

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.