MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Duluth, MN-WI
In Duluth, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $480.35 to $2,701.50, with a median of $2,103.93. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN Pro MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye | $480.35 | $883.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JNT W/O CONT | $1,247.41 | $2,935.07 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN MRI LOW EXT JNT WO/CONT TC | $2,103.93 | $2,847.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN MRI LOW EXT JNT WO/CONT TC | $2,103.93 | $2,847.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI MRI LOW EXT JNT WO/CONT TC | $2,103.93 | $2,847.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Rt Joint Lower Ext MRI W/O Contrast | $2,221.15 | $4,083.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $2,701.50 | $4,966.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN Pro MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $720.53 | $1,324.50 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN Rt Joint Lower Ext MRI W/O Contrast|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $3,331.73 | $6,124.50 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Both sides : lowest $720.53, median $2,026.13, highest $3,331.73 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
Outpatient: lowest $480.35, median $2,103.93, highest $2,701.50 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,026.13. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,734.28. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNAS MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JNT W/O CONT | $38.25 | file |