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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Virginia 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$209 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$240 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $95 to $2,138Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $186 to $603
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $525professional $257

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
$426.58
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,445.44
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$660.69
4 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
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$269

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.