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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Missouri 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $661 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$380$251 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$398 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $282 to $2,570Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $209 to $2,818
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $380

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
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81
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
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 21st of 51

$389

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.