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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

South Carolina 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $525.

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 $355 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,259
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $355

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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$724.44

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 27th of 51

$355

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.