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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Minnesota 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$339 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,122 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $513 to $3,162Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $468

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
$489.78
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$794.33
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,659.59
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$501.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$870.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
5 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$832

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.