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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Oregon 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$302 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$234 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,549Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $214 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $407professional $479

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
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$676.08
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,047.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
4 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
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 14th of 51

$447

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.