Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Traverse City, MI — inpatient

In Traverse City, MI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $512.55 to $2,718.30, with a median of $2,513.45. The lowest listed price is at Kalkaska Memorial Health 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 17, 2026 and Apr 17, 2026.

Lowest$512.55Kalkaska Memorial Health Center

Median$2,513.45half pay less

Highest$2,718.30in this market

Difference5.3×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 Traverse City, MI.

median

Lowest $512.55Highest $3,834.35

one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Off list	File date
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center lowest Kalkaska, MI MRI INCOMPLETE JOINT LOWER EXTREM	$512.55	$603.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center one side Kalkaska, MI MRI HIP LIMITED W/O CONTRAST RT	$1,186.60	$1,396.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center one side Kalkaska, MI MRI HIP LIMITED W/O CONTRAST LT	$1,186.60	$1,396.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center one side Kalkaska, MI MRI ANKLE W/O CONTRAST LT	$2,351.95	$2,767.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center one side Kalkaska, MI MRI HIP W/O CONTRAST LT	$2,351.95	$2,767.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center one side Kalkaska, MI MRI HIP W/O CONTRAST RT	$2,351.95	$2,767.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center one side Kalkaska, MI MRI KNEE W/O CONTRAST LT	$2,351.95	$2,767.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center one side Kalkaska, MI MRI KNEE W/O CONTRAST RT	$2,351.95	$2,767.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI MRI INCOMPLETE JOINT LOWER EXTREM	$2,432.70	$2,862.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center one side Kalkaska, MI MRI ANKLE W/O CONTRAST RT	$2,470.10	$2,906.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI MR Exams	$2,470.10	$2,906.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI MR Exams	$2,556.80	$3,008.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital one side Frankfort, MI MRI KNEE W/O CONTRAST RT	$2,556.80	$3,008.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital one side Frankfort, MI MRI KNEE W/O CONTRAST LT	$2,556.80	$3,008.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital one side Frankfort, MI MRI HIP W/O CONTRAST RT	$2,556.80	$3,008.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital one side Frankfort, MI MRI HIP W/O CONTRAST LT	$2,556.80	$3,008.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital one side Frankfort, MI MRI HIP LIMITED W/O CONTRAST RT	$2,556.80	$3,008.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital one side Frankfort, MI MRI HIP LIMITED W/O CONTRAST LT	$2,556.80	$3,008.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital one side Frankfort, MI MRI ANKLE W/O CONTRAST RT	$2,556.80	$3,008.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital one side Frankfort, MI MRI ANKLE W/O CONTRAST LT	$2,556.80	$3,008.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Munson Medical Center one side Traverse City, MI MRI ANKLE W/O CONTRAST RT	$2,718.30	$3,198.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI MR Exams	$2,718.30	$3,198.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Munson Medical Center one side Traverse City, MI MRI HIP LIMITED W/O CONTRAST RT	$2,718.30	$3,198.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Munson Medical Center one side Traverse City, MI MRI HIP LIMITED W/O CONTRAST LT	$2,718.30	$3,198.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Munson Medical Center one side Traverse City, MI MRI ANKLE W/O CONTRAST LT	$2,718.30	$3,198.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Munson Medical Center one side Traverse City, MI MRI KNEE W/O CONTRAST RT	$2,718.30	$3,198.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Munson Medical Center one side Traverse City, MI MRI KNEE W/O CONTRAST LT	$2,718.30	$3,198.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI MRI INCOMPLETE JOINT LOWER EXTREM	$2,718.30	$3,198.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Munson Medical Center one side Traverse City, MI MRI HIP W/O CONTRAST RT	$2,718.30	$3,198.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Munson Medical Center one side Traverse City, MI MRI HIP W/O CONTRAST LT	$2,718.30	$3,198.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Munson Medical Center both sides Traverse City, MI MRI HIPS BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST	$2,718.30	$3,198.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center both sides Kalkaska, MI MRI HIPS BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST	$2,721.70	$3,202.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital both sides Frankfort, MI MRI HIPS BILATERAL W/O CONTRAST	$3,834.35	$4,511.00	15%	Apr 17, 2026 source file

Both sides : lowest $2,718.30, median $2,721.70, highest $3,834.35 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

Inpatient: lowest $512.55, median $2,513.45, highest $2,718.30 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $1,186.60, median $2,556.80, highest $2,718.30 — a 2.3× 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 outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,721.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,513.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,556.80 — 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.