Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Knee MRI cost in Malta, MT — inpatient

In Malta, MT, 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 $1,363.00 to $1,363.00, with a median of $1,363.00. Across Montana, the median is $1,812.51 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,363.00Phillips County Hospital Assn
Median$1,363.00half pay less
Highest$1,363.00in 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 Malta, MT.

median
Lowest $1,363.00Highest $1,367.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Phillips County Hospital Assn one side lowest Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 MRI HIP RIGHT WO $1,363.00 $1,363.00 — — —
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Phillips County Hospital Assn one side lowest Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 MRI KNEE LEFT WO $1,363.00 $1,363.00 — — —
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Phillips County Hospital Assn one side lowest Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 MRI KNEE RIGHT WO $1,363.00 $1,363.00 — — —
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Phillips County Hospital Assn one side lowest Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 MRI ANKLE LEFT WO $1,363.00 $1,363.00 — — —
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Phillips County Hospital Assn one side lowest Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 MRI ANKLE RIGHT WO $1,363.00 $1,363.00 — — —
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Phillips County Hospital Assn one side Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 MRI TOE RIGHT WO $1,367.00 $1,367.00 — — —
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Phillips County Hospital Assn one side Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 MRI TOE LEFT WO $1,367.00 $1,367.00 — — —
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One side of the body : lowest $1,363.00, median $1,363.00, highest $1,363.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,363.00 — 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.