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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Kansas 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 July 2026.

How much does MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $447.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $62 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$575.44

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wisconsin than in West Virginia. 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.

Kansas· 42nd of 51

$288

WI $589WV $141

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.