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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Utah 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$148$107 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$479 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $447 to $2,951Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $35 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $148

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
$478.63
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$407.38
3 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 51st of 51

$155

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.