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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Indiana 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$347$209 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$282 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,445Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $191 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $562professional $347

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
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 28th of 51

$355

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.