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
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $1,656.00 $352.39 – $2,346.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $1,661.02 $106.40 – $517.79
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $1,665.83 $1,051.60 – $2,318.30
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $1,675.20 $1,500.70 – $3,420.20
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,690.00 $365.36 – $2,160.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $1,695.10 $167.03 – $799.08
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $1,695.10 $167.03 – $799.08
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $1,695.10 $167.03 – $799.08
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $1,695.10 $167.03 – $799.08
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $1,695.10 $167.03 – $799.08
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $1,695.10 $167.03 – $799.08
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $1,699.20 $400.00 – $2,265.60
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $1,705.20 $83.15 – $2,557.80
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $1,706.25 not published
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $1,710.10 $1,221.50 – $3,420.20
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $1,724.00 $761.98 – $761.98
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $1,724.50 $47.87 – $530.62
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $1,741.35 $57.39 – $1,772.25
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $1,747.50 $249.00 – $249.00
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $1,749.48 $58.57 – $134.83
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $1,751.92 $272.81 – $2,670.96
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $1,757.00 $237.46 – $244.44
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $1,757.00 $237.46 – $244.44
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,760.00 $242.00 – $242.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $1,788.57 $321.48 – $1,472.59
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $1,789.90 $306.88 – $834.41
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $1,795.30 $120.47 – $548.48
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $1,800.60 $196.43 – $1,648.66
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $1,812.45 $9.80 – $1,725.00
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $1,816.70 $233.60 – $1,989.76
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $1,818.79 $1,147.20 – $2,318.30
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $1,852.25 $1,051.60 – $2,318.30
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $1,869.00 $237.38 – $712.14
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $1,869.00 not published
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $1,874.95 $306.88 – $1,592.47
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $1,874.95 $306.88 – $975.86
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $1,877.00 $47.87 – $1,152.67
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $1,880.00 $365.36 – $2,408.00
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $1,921.85 $401.00 – $401.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $1,921.85 $401.00 – $401.00
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $1,922.30 $55.69 – $3,652.37
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte, NC $1,922.30 $56.25 – $3,383.25
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC $1,922.30 $55.69 – $3,652.37
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC $1,922.30 $55.69 – $3,652.37
Atrium Health Stanly Albermarle, NC $1,922.30 $55.69 – $3,690.82
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $1,922.30 $56.25 – $3,537.03
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $1,922.30 $55.69 – $3,537.03
Atrium Health Mercy Charlotte, NC $1,922.30 $55.69 – $3,537.03
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $1,922.30 $55.69 – $3,652.37
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $1,922.30 $55.69 – $3,652.37

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