Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Outpatient

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $234.00 to $9,801.06, with a median of $1,249.97. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital.

Cash prices at 22 facilities across 19 cities 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$234.00Lower Bucks Hospital
Median$1,249.97half pay less
Highest$9,801.06in this market
Difference41.9×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

median
Lowest $234.00Highest $9,801.06
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA Hc Mri Lower Extrem Jt, W/O Contrast $234.00 $3,140.93 93% Sep 1, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Mri Lower Extrem Jt, W/O Contrast $243.00 $3,737.50 93% Sep 1, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Mri Lower Extrem Jt, W/O Contrast $243.00 $3,737.50 93% Sep 1, 2026
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Virtua_Willingboro_Hospital_Inc Willinboro, NJ HC MRI Lower Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast $1,011.00 $10,110.00 90%
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Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc Camden, NJ HC MRI Lower Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast $1,011.00 $10,110.00 90%
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Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC MRI Lower Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast $1,011.00 $10,110.00 90%
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Virtua_Memorial_Hospital_Inc | Mount Holly, NJ HC MRI Lower Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast $1,011.00 $10,110.00 90%
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Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC MRI Lower Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast $1,011.00 $10,110.00 90%
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Lower Ext Joint W/O Cont $1,158.00 $1,158.00
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Lower Ext Joint W/O Cont $1,158.00 $1,158.00
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONT $1,249.97 $1,249.97 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONT $1,249.97 $1,249.97 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONT $1,249.97 $1,249.97 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONT $1,249.97 $1,249.97 Mar 24, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Mri Lower Ext Jt W/O Contrast $1,642.40 $4,106.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Mri Lower Ext Jt W/O Contrast $1,642.40 $4,106.00 60%
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Mri Lower Ext Jt W/O Contrast $1,642.40 $4,106.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Mri Lower Ext Jt W/O Contrast $1,642.40 $4,106.00 60%
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Mri Lower Ext Jt W/O Contrast $1,642.40 $4,106.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby, PA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Rt $1,754.35 $2,699.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby, PA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Lt $1,754.35 $2,699.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne, PA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Lt $2,143.05 $3,297.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne, PA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Rt $2,143.05 $3,297.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE $2,175.90 $2,175.90
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St. Francis Hospital Inc one side Wilmington, DE HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Rt $2,258.75 Mar 31, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Inc one side Wilmington, DE HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Rt $2,258.75 $3,475.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Inc one side Wilmington, DE HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Lt $2,258.75 $3,475.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Bl $2,631.85 $4,049.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Bl $3,214.90 $4,946.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Bl $3,388.45 $5,213.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital one side Philadelphia, PA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Lt $4,511.65 $6,941.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital one side Philadelphia, PA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Rt $4,511.65 $6,941.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Bl $6,767.80 $10,412.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia, PA MRI Le Joint WO Contrast $9,801.06 $9,801.06
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington both sides Salem, NJ MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONT-BILATERAL $2,499.93 $2,499.93 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer both sides Elmer, NJ MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONT-BILATERAL $2,499.93 $2,499.93 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill both sides Mullica Hill, NJ MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONT-BILATERAL $2,499.93 $2,499.93 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury both sides Woodbury, NJ MRI LOWER EXT JOINT W/O CONT-BILATERAL $2,499.93 $2,499.93 Mar 24, 2026
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Both sides : lowest $2,499.93, median $2,499.93, highest $2,499.93.

Outpatient: lowest $234.00, median $1,249.97, highest $9,801.06 — a 41.9× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $1,754.35, median $2,258.75, highest $4,511.65 — a 2.6× 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 inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,499.93. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,642.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,200.90. 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.