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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Illinois 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$170 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$347 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,754Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $148 to $537
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $275

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
$229.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$416.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,513.56
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 39th of 51

$288

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.