Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Columbus, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,610.40 to $1,610.40, with a median of $1,610.40.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,610.40Columbus Regional Hospital
Median$1,610.40half pay less
Highest$1,610.40in this market
Difference1.0×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 Columbus, IN.

median
Lowest $1,609.60Highest $1,610.40
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Columbus Regional Hospital one side lowest Columbus, IN HC MRI Hip W/O Contrast Right $1,609.60 $2,012.00 20%
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Columbus Regional Hospital one side Columbus, IN HC MRI Hip W/O Contrast Left $1,610.40 $2,013.00 20%
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Columbus Regional Hospital one side Columbus, IN HC MRI Ankle W/O Contrast Right $1,610.40 $2,013.00 20%
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Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN MRI Scan of Leg Joint $1,610.40 $2,013.00 20%
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Columbus Regional Hospital one side Columbus, IN HC MRI Knee W/O Contrast Right $1,610.40 $2,013.00 20%
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Columbus Regional Hospital one side Columbus, IN HC MRI Knee W/O Contrast Left $1,610.40 $2,013.00 20%
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Inpatient: lowest $1,610.40, median $1,610.40, highest $1,610.40.

One side of the body : lowest $1,609.60, median $1,610.40, highest $1,610.40.

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 1 facility here, median $1,610.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,610.40 — 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.