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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 July 2026.

How much does MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $447.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $62 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $178

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
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,019.95
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$549.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$380.19

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 50th of 51

$178

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.