Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in New Ulm, MN — inpatient

In New Ulm, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,362.54 to $1,816.70, with a median of $1,589.62. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,559.43 at 47 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 16, 2026 and Jun 16, 2026.

Lowest$1,362.54Allina Health Systems
Median$1,589.62half pay less
Highest$1,816.70in this market
Difference1.3×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 New Ulm, MN.

median
Lowest $1,362.54Highest $1,816.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Allina Health Systems lowest N New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD MRI JOINT LOWER EXTREMITY WO LIMITED $1,362.54 $2,433.10 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Allina Health Systems N New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD MRI JOINT LOWER EXTREMITY WO $1,816.70 $3,244.10 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,362.54, median $1,589.62, highest $1,816.70 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,589.62 — 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.