Knee MRI (without contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI joint of lower extremity without contrast · CPT 73721

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Knee MRI (without contrast)

A plain knee MRI is the test that settles what is torn inside a knee — the meniscus, the cruciate ligaments, the cartilage. Nothing is injected, and the result usually decides whether an operation is on the table or not.

$233.59

lowest cash price

$2,130.88

national median

$11,676.27

highest cash price

804

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $233.59–$11,676.27 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$233.59

Henry Ford Rochester Hospital — Rochester, MI

Most expensive published cash price

$11,676.27

Adventhealth Redmond — Rome, GA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,409.10) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,179.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $360.00 $3,651.96 $4,509.96
Arizona 20 $349.71 $518.62 $5,898.16
Arkansas 6 $561.60 $1,034.85 $3,174.60
California 66 $630.21 $2,392.00 $6,729.45
Colorado 17 $403.33 $5,395.84 $5,395.84
Florida 81 $590.15 $3,591.90 $9,286.00
Georgia 25 $825.84 $1,549.08 $11,676.27
Hawaii 2 $1,101.12 $1,101.12 $1,747.50
Illinois 51 $950.00 $3,375.36 $7,156.80
Indiana 26 $945.50 $1,165.20 $6,516.07
Iowa 30 $1,023.69 $2,921.37 $8,006.00
Kansas 11 $1,610.80 $4,032.52 $4,353.05
Kentucky 26 $955.19 $3,517.20 $6,776.40
Louisiana 1 $638.04 $638.04 $638.04
Maine 7 $1,366.70 $2,139.80 $2,554.55
Maryland 2 $276.60 $276.60 $276.60
Michigan 27 $233.59 $3,636.00 $8,136.00
Minnesota 19 $820.99 $2,514.40 $3,237.60
Mississippi 11 $322.96 $1,025.00 $1,419.60
Missouri 20 $1,180.08 $1,695.10 $3,874.00
Montana 2 $1,331.20 $1,331.20 $1,724.00
Nebraska 12 $1,257.90 $1,583.00 $2,966.50
Nevada 3 $1,543.15 $2,071.12 $2,293.39
New Hampshire 1 $3,614.95 $3,614.95 $3,614.95
New Jersey 21 $264.17 $267.55 $284.66
New Mexico 2 $1,602.72 $1,602.72 $1,602.72
New York 22 $286.04 $286.04 $4,506.00
North Carolina 15 $1,501.50 $1,922.30 $4,104.00
North Dakota 4 $2,511.20 $2,511.20 $2,904.00
Ohio 54 $1,013.20 $2,447.90 $5,265.00
Oklahoma 16 $1,416.80 $1,953.60 $6,086.00
Oregon 13 $441.99 $1,408.50 $1,988.25
Pennsylvania 31 $462.00 $1,705.20 $6,214.20
South Carolina 11 $809.00 $2,169.60 $3,217.50
South Dakota 7 $2,696.00 $3,053.60 $3,292.00
Tennessee 38 $449.79 $614.85 $1,180.17
Texas 110 $728.19 $2,257.48 $4,251.10
Virginia 43 $603.52 $1,932.50 $5,499.90
Washington 25 $941.97 $1,531.60 $2,905.70
West Virginia 17 $868.50 $1,466.00 $6,122.40
Wisconsin 33 $926.82 $2,110.00 $5,058.83
Wyoming 4 $800.52 $1,818.79 $2,053.01

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $820.99 $220.12 – $1,474.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $820.99 $220.12 – $1,474.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $825.84 $186.96 – $2,459.00
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $825.84 $318.57 – $2,459.00
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $832.09 $306.34 – $15,453.10
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $835.00 $241.72 – $2,149.00
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $843.05 $237.78 – $525.31
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $860.49 $175.61 – $1,975.92
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $868.28 $105.33 – $1,022.00
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $868.50 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $869.50 $221.92 – $334.21
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $869.50 $221.92 – $244.11
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $876.16 $184.20 – $711.65
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $896.41 $9.80 – $1,554.71
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $911.25 $9.80 – $722.53
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $926.82 $68.68 – $488.00
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $926.82 $68.68 – $488.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $927.65 $167.52 – $629.71
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $941.97 $6.09 – $1,365.10
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $945.50 $252.44 – $487.64
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $946.50 $252.44 – $487.64
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $950.00 $255.69 – $414.22
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $950.00 $250.32 – $414.22
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $950.00 $250.32 – $414.22
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $950.00 $255.69 – $414.22
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $951.50 $462.09 – $527.63
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $953.92 $185.10 – $5,365.80
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA $955.08 $222.08 – $292.47
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $955.19 $484.07 – $2,163.98
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $955.62 $218.86 – $2,351.33
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $956.04 $115.56 – $235.15
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $959.58 $210.84 – $1,441.45
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $960.00 $252.44 – $487.64
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $963.00 $252.44 – $487.64
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $966.60 $236.03 – $1,288.80
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $969.60 not published
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $972.00 $242.63 – $525.31
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $974.00 $462.09 – $527.63
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $974.03 $167.52 – $629.71
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $974.03 $167.52 – $629.71
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $977.20 $143.88 – $804.27
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $993.00 $252.44 – $487.64
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $993.00 $252.44 – $487.64
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $998.76 $211.52 – $215.75
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $1,006.36 $209.62 – $209.62
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $1,006.36 $134.37 – $279.99

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