MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Portland-South Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $893.00 to $3,162.05, with a median of $1,656.60. The lowest listed price is at Bridgton Hospital.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Apr 29, 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 Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgton Hospital lowest Bridgton, ME HC MRI LOWER EXTREM JT, W/O CONTRAST | $893.00 | $2,882.50 | 69% | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME HC MRI JOINT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST | $1,366.70 | $1,366.70 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME MRI LOW JOINT W/O 73721 | $1,656.60 | $2,761.00 | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME HC MRI JOINT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST | $1,848.60 | $1,848.60 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC MRI JOINT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST | $3,162.05 | $3,162.05 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $893.00, median $1,656.60, highest $3,162.05 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,752.60. 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.