Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Memphis, TN-MS-AR — inpatient

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 6 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $561.60 to $975.36, with a median of $786.24. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$561.60Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden
Median$786.24half pay less
Highest$975.36in this market
Difference1.7×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

median
Lowest $561.60Highest $1,432.86
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR HC MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST $561.60 $3,744.00 85% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS HC MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST $748.80 $3,744.00 80% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST $786.24 $3,744.00 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN HC MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST $786.24 $3,744.00 79% Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST $786.24 $3,744.00 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN HC MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST $975.36 $4,064.00 76% Feb 27, 2026
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Methodist University Hospital one side Memphis, TN HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye - MR Lower Ext Joint Rt WO IV Cont $1,364.44 $6,202.00 78%
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp one side Germantown, TN HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye - MR Lower Ext Joint Rt WO IV Cont $1,364.44 $6,202.00 78%
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Methodist North Hospital one side Memphis, TN HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye - MR Lower Ext Joint Rt WO IV Cont $1,364.44 $6,202.00 78%
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital one side Olive Branch, MS HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye - MR Lower Ext Joint Rt WO IV Cont $1,364.44 $6,202.00 78%
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Methodist South Hospital one side Memphis, TN HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye - MR Lower Ext Joint Rt WO IV Cont $1,364.44 $6,202.00 78%
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp one side Memphis, TN HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye - MR Lower Ext Joint Rt WO IV Cont $1,432.86 $6,513.00 78%
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Inpatient: lowest $561.60, median $786.24, highest $975.36 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $1,364.44, median $1,364.44, highest $1,432.86 — a 1.1× 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 $786.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,364.44 — 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.