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MRI of a Leg Joint, Without Contrast

Vermont 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$309 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$2,951 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $4,266Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $275 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,090professional $372

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
$2,238.72
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$645.65
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$2,089

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.