Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Clinton, IA — inpatient

In Clinton, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,751.40 to $2,653.20, with a median of $1,751.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$1,751.40Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc
Median$1,751.40half pay less
Highest$2,653.20in this market
Difference1.5×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 Clinton, IA.

median
Lowest $1,491.10Highest $2,653.20
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc one side lowest Clinton, IA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Lt $1,491.10 $2,294.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc one side Clinton, IA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Rt $1,491.10 $2,294.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center one side Dewitt, IA MR Hip wo Contrast- Left $1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt, IA MR Knee - R $1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt, IA MR Ankle Joint w/o Contrast - R $1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt, IA MR Knee - L $1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt, IA MR Ankle Joint w/o Contrast - L $1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt, IA MR Hips wo Contrast $1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center one side Dewitt, IA MR Hip wo Contrast- Right $1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt, IA MR Hip Lmtd For Fracture wo Cntrst $1,751.40 $2,919.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc Clinton, IA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Bl $2,237.30 $3,442.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt, IA MR Ankle Joint w/o Contrast - Bil $2,627.40 $4,379.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt, IA MR Knee - Bil $2,653.20 $4,422.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center both sides Dewitt, IA MR Knee Bilateral $2,627.40 $4,379.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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Both sides : lowest $2,627.40, median $2,627.40, highest $2,627.40.

Inpatient: lowest $1,751.40, median $1,751.40, highest $2,653.20 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $1,491.10, median $1,621.25, highest $1,751.40 — 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 2 facilities here, median $1,751.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,621.25 — 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.