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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$427$257 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$776 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,570Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $155 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $427

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
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$741.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th 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.