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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Oklahoma 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$145 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$316 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,023Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $81 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $550professional $234

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
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$501.19
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
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$269.15

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 43rd of 51

$257

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.