MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in St. Louis, MO-IL — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $429.59 to $3,448.80, with a median of $2,946.24. The lowest listed price is at Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 24, 2026 and Apr 24, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital one side lowest Maryland Heights, MO MRI LE Joint w/o Contrast Right | $413.02 | $516.27 | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital one side Maryland Heights, MO MRI LE Joint w/o Contrast Left | $413.02 | $516.27 | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City, IL MR-LW JOINT WO | $429.59 | $715.99 | 40% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL HC MRI LWR EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $2,943.36 | $4,088.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL HC MRI LWR EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $2,946.24 | $4,092.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL HC MRI LWR EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $3,375.36 | $4,688.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC MRI LWR EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $3,448.80 | $4,790.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital both sides Maryland Heights, MO MRI LE Joint w/o Contrast Bilateral | $826.04 | $1,032.55 | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
Both sides : lowest $826.04, median $826.04, highest $826.04.
Inpatient: lowest $429.59, median $2,946.24, highest $3,448.80 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
One side of the body : lowest $413.02, median $413.02, highest $413.02.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,471.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,944.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,604.20 — 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.