MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Rapid City, SD — inpatient
In Rapid City, SD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $713.40 to $713.40, with a median of $713.40.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Rapid City, SD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side lowest Rapid City, SD MRI ANKLE RIGHT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side Rapid City, SD MRI KNEE RIGHT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side Rapid City, SD MRI HIP RIGHT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side Rapid City, SD MRI ANKLE LEFT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side Rapid City, SD MRI KNEE LEFT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side Rapid City, SD MRI HIP LEFT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | 40% | — source file |
One side of the body : lowest $713.40, median $713.40, highest $713.40.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $713.40 — 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.
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.
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City, SDPC MRI LOWER EXT JOINT WO CONTRAST LT | $126.00 | file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City, SDPC MRI LOWER EXT JOINT WO CONTRAST RT | $126.00 | file |