MRI of the knee or other lower joint, no contrast in Detroit, MI costs $201 to $6,226. Here's every hospital's price.
18 hospitals in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area publish a cash price for mri of the knee or other lower joint, no contrast (CPT 73721). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, 18 hospitals list a cash price for mri of the knee or other lower joint, no contrast (CPT 73721). The lowest is $201 at Karmanos Cancer Center, the median is $652 and the highest is $6,226 at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 31 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Detroit, MI median of $652 is 55% below the national median of $1,463 across 1332 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
15 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $2,320. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.
The files behind these prices are dated between December 2025 and September 2026. 18 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyDetroit · 27 mi · File Dec 2025
Rochester · 4 mi · File Jan 2026
Port Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026
Garden City · 28 mi · File Sep 2026
Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026
Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026
Wyandotte · 35 mi · File Jun 2026
W Bloomfield · 16 mi · File Jun 2026
East China · 37 mi · File Jan 2026
Detroit · 25 mi · File Jan 2026
Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025
Southfield · 18 mi · File Jan 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 73721. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 73721, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About mri of the knee or other lower joint, no contrast
CPT 73721 is an MRI of a joint in the lower limb, most often the knee, without contrast. It shows ligaments, meniscus and cartilage and is the standard test after a twisting injury or for persistent joint pain. It takes 20 to 40 minutes.
What the price covers
The hospital's price is the technical fee: scanner, technologist and room. The radiologist's reading is billed separately. The same code covers hip and ankle MRIs, so the price applies to those too.
Why prices vary
Knee MRIs are heavily shopped because they are common, elective and easy to compare. Within one metro area hospital prices commonly span four to eight times. Hospital-owned outpatient imaging centers and freestanding centers are the low end; teaching hospitals the high end. Orthopedic practices often have arrangements with a specific imaging center; you can still choose another.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 73721, scan only?
- What is the radiologist's fee, and can my orthopedist read it instead?
- Is the scanner strength (1.5T or 3T) the same at your cheaper location?
Hospitals in Detroit, MI without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Beaumont Hospital - DearbornWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeNo website on record
- Beaumont Hospital - TaylorWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital Royal OakWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital, TroyWebsite blocks automated reading
- Corewell Health Trenton HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Henry Ford Health Brighton Center for RecoveryFile could not be read
- Mclaren Lapeer Regioncode not in file
- Mclaren Macombcode not in file
- Mclaren Oaklandcode not in file
- Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaNo price file found
- Straith Hospital for Special Surgerycode not in file
- Surgeons Choice Medical Centercode not in file
- Trinity Health Livingston HospitalNo price file found
- Trinity Health Oakland HospitalNo price file found