Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Outpatient

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Houghton, MI

In Houghton, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $573.95 to $3,227.90, with a median of $2,653.95.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$573.95Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital
Median$2,653.95half pay less
Highest$3,227.90in this market
Difference5.6×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 Houghton, MI.

median
Lowest $573.95Highest $3,980.92
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital lowest Laurium, MI Pro MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye $573.95 $883.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium, MI Rt Joint Lower Ext MRI W/O Contrast $2,653.95 $4,083.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium, MI MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL $3,227.90 $4,966.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital both sides Laurium, MI Pro MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $860.92 $1,324.50 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital both sides Laurium, MI Rt Joint Lower Ext MRI W/O Contrast|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $3,980.92 $6,124.50 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Both sides : lowest $860.92, median $2,420.92, highest $3,980.92 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.

Outpatient: lowest $573.95, median $2,653.95, highest $3,227.90 — a 5.6× 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 inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,420.92. 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 1 facility here, median $2,653.95. 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.