# CPT 73221: MRI joint, upper extremity, without contrast

Medicare CPT 73221 pays $205.08 in a non-facility setting and $205.08 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $181.35 in Arkansas to $236.05 in Alaska, a 30% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/73221-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Orthopaedic Surgery, Radiology, Rheumatology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $205.08 |
| National facility | $205.08 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $236.05 | $236.05 |
| District of Columbia | $235.92 | $235.92 |
| California | $234.24 | $234.24 |
| Washington | $227.96 | $227.96 |
| New Jersey | $227.51 | $227.51 |
| New York | $226.52 | $226.52 |
| Hawaii | $225.46 | $225.46 |
| Massachusetts | $225.38 | $225.38 |
| Connecticut | $218.76 | $218.76 |
| Colorado | $215.06 | $215.06 |
| Oregon | $213.06 | $213.06 |
| Maryland | $212.60 | $212.60 |
| New Hampshire | $211.18 | $211.18 |
| Rhode Island | $210.81 | $210.81 |
| Florida | $208.45 | $208.45 |
| Minnesota | $207.55 | $207.55 |
| Puerto Rico | $206.77 | $206.77 |
| Virgin Islands | $206.77 | $206.77 |
| Montana | $205.08 | $205.08 |
| Nevada | $204.74 | $204.74 |
| Wyoming | $204.30 | $204.30 |
| North Dakota | $203.30 | $203.30 |
| Delaware | $203.10 | $203.10 |
| South Dakota | $203.09 | $203.09 |
| Texas | $202.66 | $202.66 |
| Illinois | $202.64 | $202.64 |
| Pennsylvania | $202.45 | $202.45 |
| Vermont | $202.02 | $202.02 |
| Virginia | $201.51 | $201.51 |
| Arizona | $199.75 | $199.75 |
| Georgia | $198.48 | $198.48 |
| Maine | $196.93 | $196.93 |
| Michigan | $196.67 | $196.67 |
| Wisconsin | $196.37 | $196.37 |
| Utah | $195.30 | $195.30 |
| North Carolina | $193.41 | $193.41 |
| South Carolina | $192.62 | $192.62 |
| New Mexico | $192.57 | $192.57 |
| Missouri | $192.03 | $192.03 |
| Indiana | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Louisiana | $191.48 | $191.48 |
| Ohio | $191.36 | $191.36 |
| Nebraska | $191.05 | $191.05 |
| Idaho | $190.86 | $190.86 |
| Iowa | $189.84 | $189.84 |
| Tennessee | $189.31 | $189.31 |
| Kansas | $188.42 | $188.42 |
| Oklahoma | $187.51 | $187.51 |
| Kentucky | $187.29 | $187.29 |
| West Virginia | $185.68 | $185.68 |
| Alabama | $184.03 | $184.03 |
| Mississippi | $182.34 | $182.34 |
| Arkansas | $181.35 | $181.35 |

## Related codes

- 70540: MRI orbit/face/neck, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70540-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70551: MRI brain, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70551-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70552: MRI brain, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70552-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70553: MRI brain, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70553-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70558: MRI orbit/face/neck, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70558-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71550: MRI chest, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71550-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71551: MRI chest, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71551-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71552: MRI chest, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71552-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 73221 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules