Knee MRI cost in Chester, MT — inpatient
In Chester, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,805.54 to $1,805.54, with a median of $1,805.54. Across Montana, the median is $1,730.80 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chester, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Chester lowest Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 MR Exam | $1,805.54 | $2,777.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester lowest Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 MR Joint Lower wo Contrast Limited L | $1,805.54 | $2,777.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester lowest Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 MR Joint Lower wo Contrast Limited R | $1,805.54 | $2,777.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,805.54, median $1,805.54, highest $1,805.54.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,805.54 — 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73721 ($1,743.38). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Ankle wo Contrast L - Report | $99.45 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Knee wo Contrast L - Report | $99.45 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Ankle wo Contrast R - Report | $99.45 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Joint Lower w/o Contrast R - Report | $99.45 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Joint Lower w/o Contrast L - Report | $99.45 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Hip wo Contrast R - Report | $99.45 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Hip wo Contrast L - Report | $99.45 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTMR Knee wo Contrast R - Report | $99.45 | file |