# CPT 73721: MRI joint, lower extremity, without contrast

Medicare CPT 73721 pays $204.41 in a non-facility setting and $204.41 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $180.77 in Arkansas to $235.33 in Alaska, a 30% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/73721-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Orthopaedic Surgery, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $204.41 |
| National facility | $204.41 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $235.33 | $235.33 |
| District of Columbia | $235.14 | $235.14 |
| California | $233.45 | $233.45 |
| Washington | $227.20 | $227.20 |
| New Jersey | $226.76 | $226.76 |
| New York | $225.77 | $225.77 |
| Hawaii | $224.70 | $224.70 |
| Massachusetts | $224.63 | $224.63 |
| Connecticut | $218.04 | $218.04 |
| Colorado | $214.35 | $214.35 |
| Oregon | $212.35 | $212.35 |
| Maryland | $211.91 | $211.91 |
| New Hampshire | $210.49 | $210.49 |
| Rhode Island | $210.12 | $210.12 |
| Florida | $207.78 | $207.78 |
| Minnesota | $206.86 | $206.86 |
| Puerto Rico | $206.10 | $206.10 |
| Virgin Islands | $206.10 | $206.10 |
| Montana | $204.41 | $204.41 |
| Nevada | $204.07 | $204.07 |
| Wyoming | $203.63 | $203.63 |
| North Dakota | $202.63 | $202.63 |
| Delaware | $202.44 | $202.44 |
| South Dakota | $202.42 | $202.42 |
| Illinois | $202.00 | $202.00 |
| Texas | $202.00 | $202.00 |
| Pennsylvania | $201.80 | $201.80 |
| Vermont | $201.36 | $201.36 |
| Virginia | $200.86 | $200.86 |
| Arizona | $199.10 | $199.10 |
| Georgia | $197.83 | $197.83 |
| Maine | $196.29 | $196.29 |
| Michigan | $196.04 | $196.04 |
| Wisconsin | $195.73 | $195.73 |
| Utah | $194.67 | $194.67 |
| North Carolina | $192.79 | $192.79 |
| South Carolina | $192.01 | $192.01 |
| New Mexico | $191.96 | $191.96 |
| Missouri | $191.42 | $191.42 |
| Indiana | $191.38 | $191.38 |
| Louisiana | $190.87 | $190.87 |
| Ohio | $190.75 | $190.75 |
| Nebraska | $190.43 | $190.43 |
| Idaho | $190.24 | $190.24 |
| Iowa | $189.23 | $189.23 |
| Tennessee | $188.71 | $188.71 |
| Kansas | $187.82 | $187.82 |
| Oklahoma | $186.91 | $186.91 |
| Kentucky | $186.70 | $186.70 |
| West Virginia | $185.10 | $185.10 |
| Alabama | $183.44 | $183.44 |
| Mississippi | $181.76 | $181.76 |
| Arkansas | $180.77 | $180.77 |

## 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 73721 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