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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

New Jersey 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 July 2026.

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

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $603.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$109.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$173.78
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$524.81

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wisconsin than in West Virginia. 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 Jersey· 18th of 51

$372

WI $589WV $141

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.