Scans and imaging CPT 73721 Outpatient

Knee MRI cost in Truth Or Consequences, NM

In Truth Or Consequences, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye (both sides): from $2,365.30 to $2,365.30, with a median of $2,365.30. Across New Mexico, the median is $1,471.80 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,365.30Sierra Vista Hospital

Median$2,365.30half of hospitals charge less

Highest$2,365.30in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Sierra Vista Hospital both sides Truth Or Consequences, NM · (575) 894-2111 MRI HIP W O CONTRAST BILAT source file	$2,365.30	$3,153.73	$419.44–$3,090.66	25%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Both sides : lowest $2,365.30, median $2,365.30, highest $2,365.30.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.