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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Mississippi 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 July 2026.

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

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $603.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $115 to $851
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$758.58

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wisconsin than in West Virginia. 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.

Mississippi· 19th of 51

$372

WI $589WV $141

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.