MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $350.00 to $2,605.50, with a median of $1,084.20. The lowest listed price is at Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center LLC.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 73721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jun 19, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center LLC lowest Fairlawn, OH MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $350.00 | $5,040.00 | 93% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH HB MRI LOWER EXTREM JT, W/O CONTRAST | $2,605.50 | $3,474.00 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron both sides Akron, OH HB MRI HIPS BILAT. W/O CM | $9,971.25 | $13,295.00 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
Both sides : lowest $9,971.25, median $9,971.25, highest $9,971.25.
Outpatient: lowest $350.00, median $1,084.20, highest $2,605.50 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,084.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
An MRI of a lower-limb joint makes detailed pictures of the joint, usually the knee, though the code also covers the hip and ankle. It shows ligaments, cartilage, the meniscus and tendons that do not show on X-rays. No contrast dye is used.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan of one joint. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73721 ($1,751.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHCHG MRI LOWER EXTREM JT, W/O CONTRAST | $0.60 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHCHG MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $129.60 | file |