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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Kentucky 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $219 to $646.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $355

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
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 26th of 51

$355

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.