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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Nevada 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$324$200 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$214 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,660Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $200 to $550
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $269professional $324

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
$537.03
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$309.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$512.86
3 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
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 36th of 51

$316

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.