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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Michigan 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$257 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$363 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,138Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $219 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $324

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$912.01
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$134.90
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
11 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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$812.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,495.41
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
ME · Imaging: follows guidelines
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,778.28
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$812.83

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 32nd of 51

$339

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.