MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $634.00 to $6,214.20, with a median of $3,239.40. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE | $634.00 | $1,268.00 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA MRI LOW EXT ANY JT W/O | $1,554.42 | $2,220.60 | 30% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA MRI LOW EXTREMITY JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | 40% | — source file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PA HC MRI LE JNT WO CNTRST | $2,039.44 | $2,756.00 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA MR LOW EXTREM ANY JNT WO | $2,124.60 | $3,541.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA HC MRI LE JNT WO CNTRST | $2,232.36 | $2,756.00 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA MR LOW EXTREM ANY JNT WO | $2,796.00 | $4,660.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA MR LOW EXTREM ANY JNT WO | $3,682.80 | $6,138.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC MR LOW EXTREM ANY JNT WO | $3,801.60 | $6,336.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA MR LOW EXTREM ANY JNT WO | $3,834.60 | $6,391.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA MR LOW EXTREM ANY JNT WO | $3,940.80 | $6,568.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA MR LOW EXTREM ANY JNT WO | $4,125.00 | $6,875.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC MR LOW EXTREM ANY JNT WO | $4,272.00 | $7,120.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA MR LOW EXTREM ANY JNT WO | $6,214.20 | $10,357.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $634.00, median $3,239.40, highest $6,214.20 — a 9.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $3,682.80. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73721 ($1,751.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $34.20 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PACHG MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $46.80 | file |