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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 October 2026.

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

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$347$204 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$427 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $398 to $603Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $170 to $525
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $427professional $347

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
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$676.08
2 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
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 23rd of 51

$380

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.