Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Outpatient

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Decatur, IL

In Decatur, IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $3,795.84 to $3,795.84, with a median of $3,795.84.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$3,795.84St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis
Median$3,795.84half pay less
Highest$3,795.84in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur, IL HC MRI LWR EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST $3,795.84 $5,272.00 28%
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Outpatient: lowest $3,795.84, median $3,795.84, highest $3,795.84.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,795.84. 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.