MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $900.00 to $3,832.92, with a median of $2,366.46. The lowest listed price is at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 73721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 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 Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium lowest Anchorage, AK MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $900.00 | $900.00 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC one side Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK MRI Knee Right WO | $1,893.90 | $6,313.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC one side Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK MRI Knee Left WO | $1,893.90 | $6,313.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC one side Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK MRI Hip Right WO | $1,893.90 | $6,313.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC one side Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK MRI Hip Left WO | $1,893.90 | $6,313.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC one side Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK MRI Ankle Right WO | $1,893.90 | $6,313.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC one side Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK MRI Ankle Left WO | $1,893.90 | $6,313.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Anchorage, AK HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $3,832.92 | $4,914.00 | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $900.00, median $2,366.46, highest $3,832.92 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
One side of the body : lowest $1,893.90, median $1,893.90, highest $1,893.90.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,832.92. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,156.50. 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.