MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $403.04 to $2,865.00, with a median of $1,715.35. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Chg MRI Any Jt Lower Extrem W/O Contrast Matrl | $403.04 | $895.64 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg MRI Any Jt Lower Extrem W/O Contrast Matrl | $449.36 | $998.58 | 55% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC MRI - Le Jnt WO Contr | $1,141.70 | $1,631.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Ext Non Contrast | $1,603.00 | $1,603.00 | — | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC MRI - Le Jnt WO Contr | $1,827.70 | $2,611.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC MRI - Le Jnt WO Contr | $1,878.80 | $2,684.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg MRI Any Jt Lower Extrem W/O Contrast Matrl | $2,075.85 | $4,613.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE | $2,865.00 | $2,865.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $403.04, median $1,715.35, highest $2,865.00 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,603.00. 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.