MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $180.63 to $2,279.40, with a median of $735.74. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 12.6× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$180.63Erlanger Health
Median$735.74half pay less
Highest$2,279.40in Tennessee
Lowest saves$555.11vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN CHG MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $180.63 | $625.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $330.00 | $625.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT W/O CONT LTD | $538.20 | $2,340.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN MRI LOWER EXTREM JT, W/O CONTRAST | $588.41 | $2,029.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN MRI LOWER EXTREM JT, W/O CONTRAST | $588.41 | $2,029.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI LOWER EXTREM JT, W/O CONTRAST | $588.41 | $2,029.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC MR JOINT LOW EXT WO CON | $593.63 | $2,581.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC MR JOINT LOW EXT WO CON | $593.63 | $2,581.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR JOINT LOW EXT WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MR JOINT LOW EXT WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC MR JOINT LOW EXT WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR JOINT LOW EXT WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR JOINT LOW EXT WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR JOINT LOW EXT WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MR JOINT LOW EXT WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC MR JOINT LOW EXT WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI JOINT HIP WO RIGHT | $735.74 | $2,452.45 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI LOW EXT JOINT W/O LEFT | $735.74 | $2,452.45 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY MR-LW JOINT WO | $770.96 | $3,973.99 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST | $786.24 | $3,744.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST | $786.24 | $3,744.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST | $786.24 | $3,744.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST | $802.40 | $4,012.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals one side McMinnville · McMinnville, TN MRI LW JNT W/O CONT LT | $927.65 | $3,092.15 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals one side Smithville · Smithville, TN MRI LW JNT W/O CONT RT | $974.03 | $3,246.75 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals one side Sparta · Cookeville, TN MRI LW JNT W/O CONT LT | $974.03 | $3,246.75 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR LOWER EXTREM JOINT WO CONTRAST | $975.36 | $4,064.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI LOWER EXTREM JT, W/O CONTRAST | $1,095.66 | $2,029.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp one side Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye - MR Lower Ext Joint Rt WO IV Cont | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye - MR Lower Ext Joint Rt WO IV Cont | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye - MR Lower Ext Joint Rt WO IV Cont | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye - MR Lower Ext Joint Rt WO IV Cont | $1,364.44 | $6,202.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI Jnt of Lwr Extre W/O Dye - MR Lower Ext Joint Rt WO IV Cont | $1,432.86 | $6,513.00 | — source file |
| STRHS Pulaski East College Pulaski · East College Pulaski, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | $2,279.40 | $7,779.53 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $786.24 | $1,364.44 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $588.41 | $735.74 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $330.00 | $330.00 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $770.96 | $770.96 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $974.03 | $974.03 |
| East College Pulaski, TN | 1 | $2,279.40 | $2,279.40 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $538.20 | $538.20 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $593.63 | $593.63 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $927.65 | $927.65 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $180.63 | $180.63 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $974.03 | $974.03 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $593.63 | $593.63 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $588.41 | $588.41 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $588.41 | $588.41 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $802.40 | $802.40 |
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.
MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$8,564.00
- Alaska$2,772.93
- Arizona$4,322.00
- Arkansas$873.60
- California$2,392.00
- Colorado$1,006.54
- Connecticut$1,631.85
- Delaware$2,452.40
- Florida$2,021.70
- Georgia$1,508.00
- Hawaii$1,489.20
- Idaho$1,857.00
- Illinois$1,965.81
- Indiana$971.46
- Iowa$1,603.80
- Kansas$1,610.80
- Kentucky$3,258.04
- Louisiana$851.31
- Maine$1,656.60
- Maryland$524.86
- Massachusetts$2,075.85
- Michigan$1,292.29
- Minnesota$1,559.43
- Mississippi$1,071.84
- Missouri$1,647.10
- Montana$1,730.80
- Nebraska$1,681.88
- Nevada$259.00
- New Hampshire$1,685.75
- New Jersey$322.54
- New Mexico$801.78
- New York$957.15
- North Carolina$1,922.30
- North Dakota$1,667.36
- Ohio$1,234.35
- Oklahoma$1,740.38
- Oregon$1,665.30
- Pennsylvania$1,755.60
- Puerto Rico$637.50
- Rhode Island$1,258.00
- South Carolina$2,446.60
- South Dakota$3,011.20
- Texas$2,209.22
- Utah$1,790.70
- Vermont$2,633.33
- Virginia$1,932.50
- Washington$1,653.60
- West Virginia$1,232.00
- Wisconsin$1,559.43
- Wyoming$2,073.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.