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
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $1,009.60 $259.86 – $525.31
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $1,012.62 $232.50 – $620.95
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $1,013.20 $233.84 – $628.23
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $1,013.20 $236.56 – $635.54
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $1,013.20 $235.10 – $631.61
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $1,013.20 $233.84 – $628.23
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $1,013.20 $235.10 – $631.61
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $1,013.20 $236.56 – $635.54
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $1,013.20 $235.10 – $631.61
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $1,015.68 $276.30 – $1,060.33
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $1,015.68 $277.07 – $1,095.29
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $1,015.68 $276.30 – $1,095.29
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $1,018.21 $213.83 – $445.48
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $1,019.43 $484.07 – $1,969.24
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $1,022.58 $192.03 – $441.44
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $1,023.69 $52.26 – $739.61
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $1,025.00 $212.26 – $1,130.00
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $1,030.74 $218.86 – $2,351.33
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $1,034.49 $592.09 – $1,952.86
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $1,034.85 $223.73 – $2,827.78
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $1,036.89 $223.73 – $1,136.90
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $1,040.50 not published
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $1,058.40 $206.70 – $602.87
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $1,083.68 $233.25 – $1,305.02
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $1,083.68 $276.30 – $1,451.84
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $1,084.20 $0.87 – $1,501.20
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $1,084.20 $241.72 – $1,501.20
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $1,084.20 $0.87 – $1,501.20
medina hospital Medina, OH $1,084.20 $0.87 – $1,501.20
mercy hospital Canton, OH $1,084.20 $1.01 – $1,501.20
akron general Akron, OH $1,084.20 $0.87 – $1,501.20
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $1,084.20 $0.87 – $1,501.20
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $1,084.20 $0.87 – $1,501.20
avon hospital Avon, OH $1,084.20 $0.87 – $1,501.20
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $1,084.20 $0.87 – $1,501.20
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $1,084.20 $0.87 – $1,501.20
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $1,093.22 $452.51 – $1,967.42
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $1,096.20 $211.52 – $215.75
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $1,101.12 $281.87 – $3,011.75
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $1,101.79 $666.81 – $2,318.30
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $1,121.50 not published
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $1,127.52 $62.03 – $203.00
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $1,134.00 $271.73 – $1,817.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $1,139.32 $271.72 – $978.77
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $1,165.20 $37.19 – $700.00
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $1,165.20 $37.19 – $700.00
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $1,165.20 $49.04 – $700.00
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $1,165.20 $37.19 – $700.00
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $1,165.20 $49.04 – $700.00
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $1,165.20 $37.19 – $700.00

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