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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

New Hampshire 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$295 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$427 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,514Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $229 to $776
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$741.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
4 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
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 16th of 51

$437

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.