Scans and imaging CPT 73723 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye in Duluth, MN-WI — inpatient

In Duluth, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $669.12 to $5,208.26, with a median of $2,568.76. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 73723, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$669.12Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital
Median$2,568.76half pay less
Highest$5,208.26in this market
Difference7.8×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 Duluth, MN-WI.

median
Lowest $669.12Highest $5,208.26

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN Pro MRI Joint Lwr Extr W/O&W/Dye $669.12 $1,230.00 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JNT WO&W CONT $1,822.62 $4,288.50 57% Jan 29, 2026
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Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN MRI,LWREXT,JNT W/O+W/CONT $2,568.76 $3,476.00 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN MRI,LWREXT,JNT W/O+W/CONT $2,568.76 $3,476.00 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI MRI,LWREXT,JNT W/O+W/CONT $2,568.76 $3,476.00 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Rt Joint Low Ext MRI W/O &W/Contrast $4,539.14 $8,344.00 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL $5,208.26 $9,574.00 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $669.12, median $2,568.76, highest $5,208.26 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,568.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This MRI of a lower-limb joint, often the knee, hip or ankle, is done first without contrast dye and then again after contrast dye is injected into a vein. The extra images can help show infection, tumors or inflammation more clearly.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers both sets of images. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and the contrast agent may be a separate pharmacy charge.