MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Charleston-North Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $869.50 to $2,446.60, with a median of $2,446.60. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC HB MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $869.50 | $1,739.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC MRI Lower Ext Jnt W/O Cont | $2,446.60 | $3,764.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley INC Summerville, SC HC MRI Lower Ext Jnt W/O Cont | $2,446.60 | $3,764.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC Charleston, SC HC MRI Lower Ext Jnt W/O Cont | $2,446.60 | $3,764.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital INC Charleston, SC HC MRI Lower Ext Jnt W/O Cont | $2,446.60 | $3,764.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $869.50, median $2,446.60, highest $2,446.60 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,446.60. 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.