Knee MRI cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $212.00 to $10,578.00, with a median of $1,634.49. The lowest price is at Riverview Regional Medical Center (Gadsden). The highest price is 49.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,634.49, is 12% below the US median of $1,852.45.
- That is 6.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Alabama ranks 21st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 46 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 73721. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$212.00Riverview Regional Medical Center
Median$1,634.49half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,578.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$1,422.49vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center lowest Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Mri Lower Extrem Jt, W/O Contrast | $212.00 | $14,926.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center one side Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL RAD MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE LT | $270.60 | $492.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA MRI LOW EXT W/O CONT | $387.50 | $775.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center one side Troy · Troy, AL MR JOINT LOWER EXT W/O CONTRAST LEFT | $400.00 | $1,400.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital one side Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL BRACE, BLEDSOE KNEE | $451.50 | $451.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital one side Monroeville · Monroeville, AL MRI ANY JOINT LOWER EXT WO CONTRAST/RT,Right Side | $595.20 | $1,488.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL MRI Knee R. W/O | $720.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MR-LW JOINT WO | $845.78 | $4,698.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Lower Ext. Left. MR | $893.08 | $2,076.92 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JNT WO CONT 73721 | $932.75 | $1,435.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL MRI scan of leg joint | $956.00 | $3,984.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/O CONTR | $1,220.56 | $1,606.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL MR-LW JOINT WO | $1,229.55 | $8,197.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital one side Russellville · Russellville, AL MRI LOW EX JNT WO CST LT,LEFT SIDE | $1,275.82 | $4,907.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center one side Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,302.70 | $1,861.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL MR-LW JOINT WO | $1,348.68 | $14,985.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL MR-LW JOINT WO | $1,356.45 | $9,043.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center one side Cullman · Cullman, AL MRI Hip w/o Contrast Left | $1,466.03 | $2,733.23 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital one side Mobile · Mobile, AL ANKLE W/O CONT LT | $1,473.11 | $1,733.07 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC MRI JOINT LE W/O CONT | $1,550.15 | $3,605.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC MRI JOINT LE W/O CONT | $1,550.15 | $3,605.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center one side Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL MR HIP LT | $1,557.50 | $3,115.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center one side Fayette · Fayette, AL MR KNEE RT | $1,557.50 | $3,115.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East one side Montgomery · Montgomery, AL MR JOINT LOWER EXTR MRI LEFT W/O | $1,711.47 | $2,852.45 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South one side Montgomery · Montgomery, AL MR JOINT LOWER EXTR RT W/O | $1,711.47 | $2,852.45 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North one side Guntersville · Albertville, AL MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE | $1,864.50 | $1,864.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers one side Boaz · Albertville, AL MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE | $1,864.50 | $1,864.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital one side Red Bay · Russellville, AL D-INSERT RETRIEVAL DEVICE R15 | $1,875.01 | $1,875.01 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC MRI LOWER EXTREM JT W/O CONTRAST | $1,920.00 | $3,840.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL MR-LW JOINT WO | $2,096.01 | $11,644.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West one side Bessemer · Birmingham, AL MRI Low Ext Jnt wo/Cont Rt | $2,203.50 | $2,938.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center one side Dothan · Dothan, AL MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,210.43 | $5,526.07 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Bullock County Hospital Union Springs · Union Springs, AL MRI MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAS | $2,328.00 | $2,328.00 | Nov 24, 2024 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Huntsville · Huntsville, AL CATH, SPINAL | $2,631.60 | $2,631.60 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Madison · Huntsville, AL CATH, SPINAL | $2,631.60 | $2,631.60 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL MR-LW JOINT WO | $2,759.34 | $22,994.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE | $3,300.00 | $3,300.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE | $3,300.00 | $3,300.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE | $3,300.00 | $3,300.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital one side Athens · Huntsville, AL MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE | $3,680.00 | $3,680.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL MR LOWER EXTR ANY JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $3,680.00 | $3,680.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast | $6,550.00 | $6,550.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital one side Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast | $10,578.00 | $10,578.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast | $10,578.00 | $10,578.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital one side Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast | $10,578.00 | $10,578.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital one side Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Lower Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast | $10,578.00 | $10,578.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 7 | $893.08 | $6,550.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $2,096.01 | $2,631.60 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $3,300.00 | $3,300.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $1,864.50 | $1,864.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $1,229.55 | $1,719.99 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $212.00 | $1,485.67 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $1,711.47 | $1,711.47 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $1,275.82 | $1,575.42 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $956.00 | $5,767.00 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $270.60 | $270.60 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $1,220.56 | $1,220.56 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $1,920.00 | $1,920.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $1,466.03 | $1,466.03 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $720.00 | $720.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $845.78 | $845.78 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $932.75 | $932.75 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $1,348.68 | $1,348.68 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $387.50 | $387.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $1,557.50 | $1,557.50 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $451.50 | $451.50 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $3,680.00 | $3,680.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $1,550.15 | $1,550.15 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $595.20 | $595.20 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $1,473.11 | $1,473.11 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $1,302.70 | $1,302.70 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $400.00 | $400.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $1,557.50 | $1,557.50 |
| Union Springs, AL | 1 | $2,328.00 | $2,328.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $1,550.15 | $1,550.15 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What knee MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee MRI explained.
MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in other states
- Alaska$3,222.01
- Arizona$1,497.02
- Arkansas$879.91
- California$3,030.39
- Colorado$2,070.77
- Connecticut$1,619.00
- Delaware$2,452.40
- District of Columbia$1,908.78, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,499.31
- Georgia$1,515.69
- Hawaii$1,503.60
- Idaho$1,771.00
- Illinois$2,811.72
- Indiana$1,028.79
- Iowa$2,231.66
- Kansas$1,270.44
- Kentucky$1,560.97
- Louisiana$866.96
- Maine$1,499.60
- Maryland$554.08
- Massachusetts$1,841.85
- Michigan$1,615.23
- Minnesota$1,972.56
- Mississippi$1,178.64
- Missouri$1,758.30
- Montana$1,721.88
- Nebraska$2,540.01
- Nevada$2,297.12
- New Hampshire$2,187.22
- New Jersey$414.60
- New Mexico$1,472.24
- New York$1,201.85
- North Carolina$2,061.00
- North Dakota$1,932.80
- Ohio$1,752.50
- Oklahoma$1,345.20
- Oregon$1,776.00
- Pennsylvania$2,036.58
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,100.00
- South Carolina$2,446.60
- South Dakota$3,169.60
- Tennessee$960.36
- Texas$2,198.29
- Utah$4,649.61
- Vermont$3,362.13
- Virginia$1,932.50
- Washington$1,894.86
- West Virginia$1,302.00
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$1,910.40
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.