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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 October 2026.

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

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$263$200 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$191 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $102 to $525Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $162 to $537
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $200professional $263

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
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
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
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$263

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.