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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Tennessee 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$245 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$331 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,175Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $178 to $2,884
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $513professional $380

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$109.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$562.34
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 22nd of 51

$389

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.