MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $588.41 to $2,525.58, with a median of $1,226.00. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN MRI LOWER EXTREM JT, W/O CONTRAST | $588.41 | $2,029.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN MRI JOINT ANKLE WO LEFT | $735.74 | $2,452.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN MRI JOINT HIP WO RIGHT | $735.74 | $2,452.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN MRI JOINT HIP WO LEFT | $735.74 | $2,452.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN MRI JOINT ANKLE WO RIGHT | $735.74 | $2,452.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN MRI LOW EXT JOINT W/O LEFT | $735.74 | $2,452.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville, TN MRI LOW EXT JOINT W/O RIGHT | $735.74 | $2,452.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN MRI JOINT KNEE WO LEFT | $735.74 | $2,452.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro, TN MRI JOINT KNEE WO RIGHT | $735.74 | $2,452.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN MRI LOWER EXTREM JT, W/O CONTRAST | $1,095.66 | $2,029.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN HC MRI LWR EXT JNT W/O CON | $1,356.33 | $4,677.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN HC MRI LWR EXT JNT W/O CON | $2,525.58 | $4,677.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $588.41, median $1,226.00, highest $2,525.58 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
One side of the body : lowest $735.74, median $735.74, highest $735.74.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,226.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $735.74 — 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.