MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 6 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $494.70 to $2,758.20, with a median of $2,104.26. The lowest listed price is at Bethesda Hospital Inc..
Cash prices at 6 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 Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda Hospital Inc. lowest Cincinnati, OH HC MR Lower Ext Jnt WO Con | $494.70 | $659.60 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH HC MR Lower Ext Jnt WO Con | $494.70 | $659.60 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc. Oxford, OH HC MR Lower Ext Jnt WO Con | $494.70 | $659.60 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Mri Lower Ext (Spica Hips) | $2,104.26 | $4,126.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Mri Lower Ex Joint Wo Cont | $2,104.26 | $4,126.00 | 49% | — source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Mri Lowr Extremity Joint W/O Contrast | $2,758.20 | $4,597.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Mri Lowr Extremity Joint W/O Contrast | $2,758.20 | $4,597.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $494.70, median $2,104.26, highest $2,758.20 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,431.23. 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 Cincinnati, OHChg Mri Any Jt Lower Extrem W/O Contrast Matrl|By Midlevel | $168.30 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Mri Any Jt Lower Extrem W/O Contrast Matrl|By Specialist | $168.30 | file |