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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Montana 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$331$204 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$102 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,995Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $100 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $331

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
$870.96
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 33rd of 51

$331

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.