MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Fond du Lac, WI
In Fond du Lac, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $1,015.17 to $2,251.03, with a median of $1,999.75. The lowest listed price is at Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fond du Lac, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc lowest Fond Du Lac, WI MRI, JOINT OF LEG | $1,015.17 | $1,812.80 | 44% | — source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Fond Du Lac, WI HC MRI, Joint of Leg | $1,889.50 | $3,374.10 | 44% | — source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT W/O DYE | $2,110.00 | $4,220.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Fond Du Lac, WI HC MRI, JOINT OF LEG | $2,251.03 | $4,019.70 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,015.17, median $1,999.75, highest $2,251.03 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,110.00. 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.