Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — inpatient

In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 6 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $835.00 to $1,932.50, with a median of $835.00. The lowest listed price is at Inova Alexandria Hospital.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$835.00Inova Alexandria Hospital
Median$835.00half pay less
Highest$1,932.50in 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

median
Lowest $835.00Highest $1,932.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Inova Alexandria Hospital lowest Alexandria, VA HC MRI LOEX JT WO IV CONT $835.00 $1,670.00 50%
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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA HC MRI LOEX JT WO IV CONT $835.00 $1,670.00 50%
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Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA HC MRI LOEX JT WO IV CONT $835.00 $1,670.00 50%
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA HC MRI LOEX JT WO IV CONT $835.00 $1,670.00 50%
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Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA HC MRI LOEX JT WO IV CONT $835.00 $1,670.00 50%
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Potomac Hospital Corporation of Prince William Woodbridge, VA Chgr-Mr Lower Ext W/O Contrast $1,932.50 $3,865.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $835.00, median $835.00, highest $1,932.50 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $835.00 — 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.