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#391 of 11K

73721

MRI joint of lower extremity without contrast

MRI joint of lower extremity without contrast is the #391 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $276.8M in payments across 1.9M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $127.34. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $325.62 per claim, 2.6× the median.

Total Paid

$276.8M

0.03% of all spending

Total Claims

1.9M

Providers

3K

Avg Cost/Claim

$149

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 73721? Based on 3K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$127.34

Average

$165.02

Std Dev

$149.78

Max

$1,540.30

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$38.52
p25
$57.29
Median
$127.34
p75
$218.67
p90
$325.62
p95
$431.74
p99
$758.05

50% of providers bill between $57.29 and $218.67 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $38.52 and $325.62.

Top 1% bill above $758.05.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 73721 (MRI joint of lower extremity without contrast) was billed by 3K providers across 1.9M claims, totaling $276.8M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 1.6M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$127.34

Providers Billing

3K

National Spending

$276.8M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.30×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 73721

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Beverly Radiology Medical Group Iii

Los Angeles, CA · Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology

$10.6M
2United Medical Imaging Healthcare, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA · Clinic/Center, Radiology

$7.3M
3Lenox Hill Radiology & Medical Imaging Associates, Pc

New York, NY · Radiology, Body Imaging

$6.3M
41972004489$4.7M
5Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center

Atlanta, GA · Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

$3.9M
61629327887$3.9M
71497148456$3.7M
8Advanced Radiology P A

Owings Mills, MD · Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

$2.6M
91477523413$2.5M
10Norton Hospitals Inc

Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.2M
111720023997$1.7M
121104145549$1.6M
131366459570$1.5M
14Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

Oakland, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.5M
151396707782$1.5M
16Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.5M
17New York Network Ipa Inc

Brooklyn, NY · Exclusive Provider Organization

$1.4M
181700821477$1.4M
191487608931$1.4M
20The Cooper Health System

Camden, NJ · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.3M

Showing top 20 of 3K providers billing this code