Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Outpatient

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Springfield, MA

In Springfield, MA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $592.85 to $1,345.50, with a median of $969.18.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$592.85The Mercy Hospital Inc
Median$969.18half pay less
Highest$1,345.50in 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 Springfield, MA.

median
Lowest $592.85Highest $1,856.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
The Mercy Hospital Inc lowest Springfield, MA PR MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast $592.85 Mar 31, 2026
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The Mercy Hospital Inc one side Springfield, MA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Lt $897.00 $1,380.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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The Mercy Hospital Inc one side Springfield, MA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Rt $897.00 $1,380.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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The Mercy Hospital Inc Springfield, MA HC MRI Lower Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Bl $1,345.50 $2,070.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Holyoke Medical Center one side Holyoke, MA MRI jnt of lwr extre wo dye RT $1,856.00 $1,856.00
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Holyoke Medical Center one side Holyoke, MA MRI jnt of lwr extre wo dye LT $1,856.00 $1,856.00
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Outpatient: lowest $592.85, median $969.18, highest $1,345.50 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $897.00, median $1,376.50, highest $1,856.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

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 inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $940.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,376.50. 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.