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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Georgia 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$380$234 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$316 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,862Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $200 to $724
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $380

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
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,511.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
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
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 24th of 51

$380

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.