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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Maine 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 Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$331$263 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$603 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $288 to $2,188Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $234 to $603
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,096professional $331

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
$251.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$630.96
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$165.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
7 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
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 29th 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.