Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Outpatient

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Paducah, KY-IL

In Paducah, KY-IL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $1,110.60 to $3,258.04, with a median of $2,184.32. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital LLC.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 73721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Lowest$1,110.60Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital LLC
Median$2,184.32half pay less
Highest$3,258.04in this market
Difference2.9×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 Paducah, KY-IL.

median
Lowest $1,110.60Highest $3,258.04

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital LLC lowest Paducah, KY HC MRI Lower Ext Jnt W/O Cont $1,110.60 $1,851.00 40%
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Baptist Healthcare System INC Paducah, KY MRI scan of leg joint without contrast $3,258.04 $4,344.05 25% Sep 18, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,110.60, median $2,184.32, highest $3,258.04 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,273.40. 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.