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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

New Mexico 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$209$102 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$525 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,692Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $60 to $708
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,122professional $209

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
$263.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
2 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
$97.72
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 49th of 51

$209

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.