Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — inpatient

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $582.60 to $1,266.00, with a median of $582.60. The lowest listed price is at Carmel AmbSurg.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$582.60Carmel AmbSurg
Median$582.60half pay less
Highest$1,266.00in this market
Difference2.2×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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.

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Lowest $582.60Highest $2,532.00
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Carmel AmbSurg lowest Carmel, IN MRI JNT LOWEXT TRAUMA LTD WO/C $582.60 $971.00 40%
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Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O UNI $582.60 $971.00 40%
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Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN MRI JNT LOWEXT TRAUMA LTD WO/C $582.60 $971.00 40%
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Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O UNI $582.60 $971.00 40%
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Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN MRI JNT LOWEXT TRAUMA LTD WO/C $582.60 $971.00 40%
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Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O UNI $582.60 $971.00 40%
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St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc. Fishers, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O UNI $582.60 $971.00 40%
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St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc. Fishers, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O UNI $582.60 $971.00 40%
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St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc. Anderson, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O UNI $582.60 $971.00 40%
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc. Carmel, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O UNI $582.60 $971.00 40%
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc. Carmel, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O UNI $582.60 $971.00 40%
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St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc. Elwood, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O UNI $1,266.00 $2,110.00 40%
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St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc. both sides Anderson, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O BI $1,165.20 $1,942.00 40%
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc. both sides Carmel, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O BI $1,165.20 $1,942.00 40%
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Endo Surgery Center both sides Carmel, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O BI $1,165.20 $1,942.00 40%
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St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc. both sides Fishers, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O BI $1,165.20 $1,942.00 40%
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc. both sides Carmel, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O BI $1,165.20 $1,942.00 40%
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Carmel AmbSurg both sides Carmel, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O BI $1,165.20 $1,942.00 40%
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St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc. both sides Fishers, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O BI $1,165.20 $1,942.00 40%
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Naab Road Surgery Center both sides Indianapolis, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O BI $1,165.20 $1,942.00 40%
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St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc. both sides Elwood, IN MRI LOW EXTR ANY JNT W/O BI $2,532.00 $4,220.00 40%
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Both sides : lowest $1,165.20, median $1,165.20, highest $2,532.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

Inpatient: lowest $582.60, median $582.60, highest $1,266.00 — a 2.2× 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 7 facilities here, median $1,165.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $582.60 — 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.