MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Springfield, MO
In Springfield, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body): from $2,583.10 to $2,583.10, with a median of $2,583.10. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Springfield.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Springfield, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Springfield one side lowest Springfield, MO MRI Extr Lwr Jt WO Cont Rt | $2,583.10 | $3,974.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield one side Springfield, MO MRI Extr Lwr Jt WO Cont Lt | $2,583.10 | $3,974.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield one side Ozark, MO MRI Extr Lwr Jt WO Cont Rt | $2,583.10 | $3,974.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield one side Ozark, MO MRI Extr Lwr Jt WO Cont Lt | $2,583.10 | $3,974.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield both sides Springfield, MO MRI Extr Lwr Jt WO Cont Bi | $3,874.00 | $5,960.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield both sides Ozark, MO MRI Extr Lwr Jt WO Cont Bi | $3,874.00 | $5,960.00 | 35% | — source file |
Both sides : lowest $3,874.00, median $3,874.00, highest $3,874.00.
One side of the body : lowest $2,583.10, median $2,583.10, highest $2,583.10.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $630.30. 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.