MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in Winston-Salem, NC — inpatient
In Winston-Salem, NC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,656.00 to $1,787.00, with a median of $1,747.50. The lowest listed price is at North Carolina Baptist Hospital — $91.50 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $1,922.30 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 8, 2025 and Oct 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Winston-Salem, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital lowest Bermuda Run, NC HC MRI LOWER EXTREM JT W/O CONTRAST | $1,656.00 | $3,312.00 | 50% | Oct 21, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC HC MRI LOWER EXTREM JT W/O CONTRAST | $1,747.50 | $3,495.00 | 50% | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington, NC HC MRI LOWER EXTREM JT W/O CONTRAST | $1,787.00 | $3,574.00 | 50% | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,656.00, median $1,747.50, highest $1,787.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,747.50 — 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.