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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

South Dakota 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$479$339 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$871 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $324 to $4,677Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $257 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $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
$676.08
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$501

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.