Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — inpatient

In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 10 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,804.45 to $3,170.99, with a median of $1,932.50. The lowest listed price is at Chesapeake General Hospital.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,804.45Chesapeake General Hospital
Median$1,932.50half pay less
Highest$3,170.99in this market
Difference1.8×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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

median
Lowest $1,804.45Highest $3,170.99

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Chesapeake General Hospital lowest Chesapeake, VA Hc Mri Lower Ext Jnt W/O Cont $1,804.45 $3,007.42 40%
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Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA Chgr-Mr Lower Ext W/O Contrast $1,932.50 $3,865.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA Chgr-Mr Lower Ext W/O Contrast $1,932.50 $3,865.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Hampton, VA Chgr-Mr Lower Ext W/O Contrast $1,932.50 $3,865.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgr-Mr Lower Ext W/O Contrast $1,932.50 $3,865.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgr-Mr Lower Ext W/O Contrast $1,932.50 $3,865.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA Chgr-Mr Lower Ext W/O Contrast $1,932.50 $3,865.00 50%
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Mary Immaculate Hospital LLC Newport News, VA HC MRI Lower Ext Jnt W/O Cont $2,116.80 $3,528.00 40%
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Harbour View Medical Center LLC Suffolk, VA HC MRI Lower Ext Jnt W/O Cont $2,116.80 $3,528.00 40%
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Maryview Hospital LLC Portsmouth, VA HC MRI Lower Ext Jnt W/O Cont $2,116.80 $3,528.00 40%
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA MRI LOWR EXTR JNT W/O $3,170.99 $3,523.32 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,804.45, median $1,932.50, highest $3,170.99 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,932.50 — 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.