Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Tucson, AZ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $1,451.24 to $1,451.24, with a median of $1,451.24.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$1,451.24Tucson Medical Center
Median$1,451.24half pay less
Highest$1,451.24in this market
Difference1.0×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 Tucson, AZ.

median
Lowest $1,451.24Highest $1,482.04
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Tucson Medical Center one side lowest Tucson, AZ HC MRI Lwr Extrem Jnt W/O Contrast Rt/Lt $1,451.24 $5,183.00 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center one side Tucson, AZ HC MRI Lwr Extrem Jnt W/O Contrast Rt/Lt $1,451.24 $5,183.00 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center both sides Tucson, AZ HC MRI Lwr Extrem Jnt W/O Contrast Bilateral $1,482.04 $5,293.00 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center both sides Tucson, AZ HC MRI Lwr Extrem Jnt W/O Contrast Bilateral $1,482.04 $5,293.00 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Both sides : lowest $1,482.04, median $1,482.04, highest $1,482.04.

One side of the body : lowest $1,451.24, median $1,451.24, highest $1,451.24.

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 1 facility here, median $1,482.04 — 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 $1,451.24 — 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.