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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Rhode Island 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$302 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$251 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $234 to $661Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $257 to $603
$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $457

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
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
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 12th of 51

$457

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.