How much does MRI knee (lower extremity joint), without contrast cost in Virginia?
CPT 73721 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Virginia.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
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73721 MRI knee (lower extremity joint), without contrast
Market typical price
$1,932
61 facilities · typical range $1,353 – $4,533 · 8.0× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$1,932
Medicare $242
$605 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $10,363
What Medicare paysⓘ
$242
Market typical
$1,932
Cash / self-pay price
$2,034
Prices near you — 61 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballad Health Lonesome Pine Hospital (Big Stone Gap) lowest | Hospital | $605cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Ballad Health Smyth County Community Hospital (Marion) | Hospital | $605cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Ballad Health Russell County Hospital (Lebanon) | Hospital | $605cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Ballad Health Johnston Memorial Hospital (Abingdon) | Hospital | $605cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.2% |
| Augusta Health (Fishersville) | Hospital | $700cash | 2.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (Williamsburg) | Hospital | $814negotiated | 3.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg) | Hospital | $835cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Fairfax) | Hospital | $835cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $835cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church) | Hospital | $835cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $835cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| UVA Health Prince William Medical Center (Manassas) | Hospital | $838cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center (Haymarket) | Hospital | $838cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center (Culpeper) | Hospital | $1,060cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (Roanoke) | Hospital | $1,353cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 7.9% |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (Christiansburg) | Hospital | $1,353cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital (Lynchburg) | Hospital | $1,491cash | 6.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Centra Lynchburg General Hospital (Lynchburg) | Hospital | $1,491cash | 6.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $1,757cash | 7.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center (Harrisonburg) | Hospital | $1,757cash | 7.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Fauquier Hospital (Warrenton) | Hospital | $1,772cash | 7.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (Chesapeake) | Hospital | $1,804cash | 7.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (Norfolk) | Hospital | $1,932cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $1,932cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Sentara Obici Hospital (Suffolk) | Hospital | $1,932cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital (Hampton) | Hospital | $1,932cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $1,932cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (Woodbridge) | Hospital | $1,932cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital — orthopedic-focused (Norfolk) | Hospital | $1,932cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.2% |
| Stafford Hospital (Stafford) | Hospital | $2,022cash | 8.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Mary Washington Hospital (Fredericksburg) | Hospital | $2,022cash | 8.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Valley Health Warren Memorial Hospital (Front Royal) | Hospital | $2,047cash | 8.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Valley Health Winchester Medical Center (Winchester) | Hospital | $2,047cash | 8.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.6% |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center (Suffolk) | Hospital | $2,117cash | 8.8× | — |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center (Portsmouth) | Hospital | $2,117cash | 8.8× | ★★★★★ |
| VHC Health, Virginia Hospital Center (Arlington) | Hospital | $2,127cash | 8.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $2,225cash | 9.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.8% |
| Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center (Midlothian) | Hospital | $2,225cash | 9.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center (Mechanicsville) | Hospital | $2,225cash | 9.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital (South Boston) | Hospital | $2,230cash | 9.2× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health University Medical Center (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $2,267cash | 9.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Twin County Regional Hospital (Galax) | Hospital | $2,934cash | 12.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sovah Health Danville (Danville) | Hospital | $3,548cash | 14.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Sovah Health Martinsville (Martinsville) | Hospital | $3,548cash | 14.7× | — |
| Wythe County Community Hospital (Wytheville) | Hospital | $3,806cash | 15.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Clinch Valley Medical Center (Richlands) | Hospital | $4,205cash | 17.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital (Newport News) | Hospital | $4,861cash | 20.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center (Petersburg) | Hospital | $5,134cash | 21.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Retreat Doctors' Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,511cash | 31.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Parham Doctors' Hospital — ortho/spine-focused campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,511cash | 31.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Forest campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,511cash | 31.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg) | Hospital | $7,551cash | 31.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Chippenham Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,584cash | 31.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| TriCities Hospital, formerly John Randolph Medical Center (Hopewell) | Hospital | $7,584cash | 31.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,584cash | 31.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| LewisGale Medical Center (Salem) | Hospital | $8,473cash | 35.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| LewisGale Hospital Pulaski (Pulaski) | Hospital | $8,508cash | 35.2× | ★★★★★ |
| StoneSprings Hospital Center (Dulles) gross charge | Hospital | $9,860cash | 40.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.1% |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (Fredericksburg) gross charge | Hospital | $10,052cash | 41.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Reston Hospital Center (Reston) gross charge | Hospital | $10,139cash | 41.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| LewisGale Hospital Alleghany (Low Moor) gross charge | Hospital | $10,363cash | 42.9× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 4 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 73721 cost in Virginia?
For MRI knee (lower extremity joint), without contrast (CPT 73721) in Virginia, a fair self-pay price is around $1,932, with hospitals ranging from $1,353 to $4,533 across 61 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $242, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does MRI knee (lower extremity joint), without contrast cost in Virginia?
A fair self-pay price for MRI knee (lower extremity joint), without contrast (CPT 73721) in Virginia is around $1,932, with hospital prices ranging from $1,353 to $4,533 across 61 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 73721?
Medicare pays about $242 for MRI knee (lower extremity joint), without contrast (CPT 73721). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of MRI knee (lower extremity joint), without contrast?
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.