MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — inpatient
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 29 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $950.00 to $4,766.00, with a median of $1,835.00. The lowest listed price is at Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange.
Cash prices at 31 facilities across 23 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$950.00Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange
Median$1,835.00half pay less
Highest$4,766.00in this market
Difference5.0×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $950.00Highest $8,084.00
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange lowest La Grange, IL HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT, W/O CONTRAST | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT, W/O CONTRAST | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT, W/O CONTRAST | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT, W/O CONTRAST | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT, W/O CONTRAST | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT, W/O CONTRAST | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT, W/O CONTRAST | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT, W/O CONTRAST | $950.00 | $3,800.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $1,210.00 | $2,420.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $1,210.00 | $2,420.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $1,350.00 | $2,700.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $1,425.00 | $2,850.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $1,505.00 | $3,010.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL MR LOWER EXT JOINT BIL WO CONTRAST | $1,510.00 | $3,020.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL MR LOWER EXT JOINT BIL WO CONTRAST | $1,510.00 | $3,020.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC one side Oak Park, IL MRI Knee w/o Contrast Right | $1,552.84 | $4,567.19 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC one side Oak Park, IL MRI Hip w/o Contrast Right | $1,552.84 | $4,567.19 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC one side Oak Park, IL MRI Ankle w/o Contrast Left | $1,552.84 | $4,567.19 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC one side Oak Park, IL MRI Ankle w/o Contrast Right | $1,552.84 | $4,567.19 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC one side Oak Park, IL MRI Hip w/o Contrast Left | $1,552.84 | $4,567.19 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC one side Oak Park, IL MRI Lower Extremity Joint w/o Contrast Right BCE | $1,552.84 | $4,567.19 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC one side Oak Park, IL MRI Knee w/o Contrast Left | $1,552.84 | $4,567.19 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center LLC one side Oak Park, IL MRI Lower Extremity Joint w/o Contrast Left BCE | $1,552.84 | $4,567.19 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC one side Chicago, IL MRI Lower Extremity Joint w/o Contrast Right BCE | $1,579.43 | $4,645.37 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC one side Chicago, IL MRI Knee w/o Contrast Right | $1,579.43 | $4,645.37 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC one side Chicago, IL MRI Ankle w/o Contrast Right | $1,579.43 | $4,645.37 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC one side Chicago, IL MRI Hip w/o Contrast Right | $1,579.43 | $4,645.37 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $1,650.00 | $3,300.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $1,650.00 | $3,300.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL MR LOWER EXT JOINT BIL WO CONTRAST | $1,690.00 | $3,380.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $1,700.00 | $3,400.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $1,700.00 | $3,400.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $1,765.00 | $3,530.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL MR LOWER EXT JOINT BIL WO CONTRAST | $1,780.00 | $3,560.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $1,790.00 | $3,580.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC one side Chicago, IL MRI Lower Extremity Joint w/o Contrast Left BCE | $1,870.05 | $5,500.15 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC one side Chicago, IL MRI Hip w/o Contrast Left | $1,870.05 | $5,500.15 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC one side Chicago, IL MRI Knee w/o Contrast Left | $1,870.05 | $5,500.15 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare Weiss Memorial Hospital LLC one side Chicago, IL MRI Ankle w/o Contrast Left | $1,870.05 | $5,500.15 | 66% | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL MR LOWER EXT JOINT BIL WO CONTRAST | $1,880.00 | $3,760.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL MR LOWER EXT JOINT BIL WO CONTRAST | $2,060.00 | $4,120.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL MR LOWER EXT JOINT BIL WO CONTRAST | $2,060.00 | $4,120.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL MR LOWER EXT JOINT BIL WO CONTRAST | $2,120.00 | $4,240.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL MR LOWER EXT JOINT BIL WO CONTRAST | $2,120.00 | $4,240.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL MR LOWER EXT JOINT BIL WO CONTRAST | $2,200.00 | $4,400.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL MR LOWER EXT JOINT BIL WO CONTRAST | $2,230.00 | $4,460.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL MRI Lwr Extr Jt W/O Cont | $2,384.85 | $3,669.00 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL MRI Lwr Extr Jt W/O Cont | $2,384.85 | $3,669.00 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL MRI Lwr Extr Jt W/O Cont | $2,384.85 | $3,669.00 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL MRI Lwr Extr Jt W/O Cont | $2,384.85 | $3,669.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL Hb Mri Jnt Of Lwr Extre W/O Dye | $2,860.00 | $2,860.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL H MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST | $3,403.40 | $4,862.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL HB MRI LWR EXTR JT W/O CONT | $3,669.00 | $3,669.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL HB MRI LWR EXTR JT W/O CONT | $3,669.00 | $3,669.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Evanston, IL HB MRI LWR EXTR JT W/O CONT | $3,669.00 | $3,669.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL Hc Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Any Joint Of Lower Extremity; Without Contrast Material | $4,303.00 | $4,303.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN HC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, ANY JOINT OF LOWER EXTREMITY; WITHOUT CONTRAST MATERIAL | $4,303.00 | $4,303.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL Hc Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Any Joint Of Lower Extremity; Without Contrast Material | $4,638.00 | $4,638.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL MRI HIP LIMITED FX 2 SEQUENCES | $4,766.00 | $4,766.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL MRI HIP LIMITED FX 2 SEQUENCES | $4,766.00 | $4,766.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL HC MRI ANY JOINT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT CONTRAST | $4,766.00 | $4,766.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL HC MRI ANY JOINT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT CONTRAST | $4,766.00 | $4,766.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital both sides Arlington Heights, IL Hb Mri Jnt Of Lwr Extre W/O Dye, Bilateral | $5,750.00 | $5,750.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital both sides Naperville, IL HC MRI ANY JOINT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST BILATERAL | $8,084.00 | $8,084.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital both sides Elmhurst, IL HC MRI ANY JOINT LOWER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAST BILATERAL | $8,084.00 | $8,084.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Both sides : lowest $5,750.00, median $8,084.00, highest $8,084.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
Inpatient: lowest $950.00, median $1,835.00, highest $4,766.00 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
One side of the body : lowest $1,552.84, median $1,566.14, highest $1,870.05 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $3,621.58 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 44 facilities here, median $2,120.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,566.14 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.