Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — inpatient

In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 13 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $651.84 to $4,029.00, with a median of $3,399.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 6, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$651.84Henry Ford Health
Median$3,399.00half pay less
Highest$4,029.00in this market
Difference6.2×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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.

median
Lowest $651.84Highest $4,029.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Henry Ford Health lowest East China Township, MI MRI JOINT LOWER EXT W/O CONTRA $651.84 $1,164.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI MRI JNT LOW EXT WO CONTRST-BIL $977.20 $1,745.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI MRI JOINT LOWER EXT W/O CONT $983.92 $1,757.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Novi, MI JOINT LOWER EXT W/O CONT-MRI $1,244.32 $2,222.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI JOINT LOWER EXT W/O CONTR-MRI $1,244.32 $2,222.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI MRI JOINT LOWER EXT W/O CONTRA $1,480.08 $2,643.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI MRI JNT LOW EXT WO CONTRST-BIL $2,158.80 $3,855.00 44%
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Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI MRI LOWR EXT JNT W/O CM $3,399.00 $4,532.00 25% Sep 2, 2026
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Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI MRI LOWR EXT JNT W/O CM $3,399.00 $4,532.00 25% Aug 20, 2026
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Taylor, MI Hc Mri Lower Ext Joint Wo Contrast $3,636.00 $3,636.00
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William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI Hc Mri Lower Ext Joint Wo Contrast $3,636.00 $3,636.00
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Trenton, MI Hc Mri Lower Ext Joint Wo Contrast $3,636.00 $3,636.00
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Wayne, MI Hc Mri Lower Ext Joint Wo Contrast $3,636.00 $3,636.00
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William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI Hc Mri Lower Ext Joint Wo Contrast $3,636.00 $3,636.00
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VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Inc Detroit, MI MRI LOWR EXT JNT W/O CM $3,941.25 $5,255.00 25% Apr 7, 2026
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VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Inc Detroit, MI MRI LOWR EXT JNT W/O CM $4,029.00 $5,372.00 25% Apr 6, 2026
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Henry Ford Health both sides Southfield, MI JOINT LOWER EXT W/O CONT BILAT $2,474.08 $4,418.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health both sides Novi, MI JOINT LOWER EXT W/O CONT BILAT $2,474.08 $4,418.00 44%
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Both sides : lowest $2,474.08, median $2,474.08, highest $2,474.08.

Inpatient: lowest $651.84, median $3,399.00, highest $4,029.00 — a 6.2× 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 $1,947.17 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $1,313.14 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,080.30 — 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.