Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $687.70 to $1,569.33, with a median of $1,569.33. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$687.70Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Median$1,569.33half pay less
Highest$1,569.33in this market
Difference2.3×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 Salem, OR.

median
Lowest $687.70Highest $1,569.33
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Legacy Silverton Medical Center one side lowest Silverton, OR HC MR LOWER EXTREMITY HIP UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $687.70 $1,058.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center one side Silverton, OR HC MR LOWER EXTREMITY ANKLE UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $687.70 $1,058.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center one side Silverton, OR HC MR LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $687.70 $1,058.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR HC LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST $687.70 $1,058.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center one side Silverton, OR HC MR LOWER EXTREMITY KNEE UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST $687.70 $1,058.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital Salem, OR HCHRG MRI JOINT LOWER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAS $1,569.33 $2,961.00 47% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR HCHRG MRI JOINT LOWER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAS $1,569.33 $2,961.00 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $687.70, median $1,569.33, highest $1,569.33 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $687.70, median $687.70, highest $687.70.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,569.33 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $687.70 — 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.