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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 July 2026.

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

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $661.

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 $302 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,000
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $302

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
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$933.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$954.99

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 39th of 51

$302

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.