Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — inpatient

In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $3,438.40 to $3,438.40, with a median of $3,438.40. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$3,438.40Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville
Median$3,438.40half pay less
Highest$3,438.40in this market
Difference1.0×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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.

median
Lowest $3,438.40Highest $3,438.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville lowest Roseville, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL $3,438.40 $6,140.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL $3,438.40 $6,140.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL $3,438.40 $6,140.00 44%
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Inpatient: lowest $3,438.40, median $3,438.40, highest $3,438.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,438.40 — 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.