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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

North Dakota 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$331 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,047 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $229 to $3,162Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $234 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $437

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
$229.09
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$479

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.