go back

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 July 2026.

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

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $501.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $132 to $891
$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
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 30th 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.