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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Idaho 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$282 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$562 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,950Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $148 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $427

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
$309.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$416.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$128.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$426.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
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
$141.25
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 19th of 51

$427

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.