Shoulder MRI (with and without contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI joint of upper extremity without and with contrast · CPT 73223

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Shoulder MRI (with and without contrast)

This is a shoulder MRI imaged twice in one sitting — once plain, then again after gadolinium goes into a vein. The comparison shows which tissue has a blood supply feeding it, which is how a growth, an infection or active inflammation is separated from fluid, scar and normal anatomy.

$246.50

lowest cash price

$2,743.02

national median

$13,081.00

highest cash price

796

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $246.50–$13,081.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$246.50

Princeton Community Hospital — Princeton, WV

Most expensive published cash price

$13,081.00

AdventHealth Orlando — Orlando, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($2,850.55) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,855.20)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $1,954.68 $4,996.68 $6,076.20
Arizona 20 $537.14 $767.88 $8,389.06
Arkansas 6 $704.40 $1,246.76 $2,574.65
California 66 $786.03 $3,484.00 $11,121.06
Colorado 17 $605.18 $6,950.63 $6,950.63
Florida 81 $654.35 $4,485.00 $13,081.00
Georgia 25 $1,560.52 $3,806.00 $7,595.22
Hawaii 2 $1,148.48 $1,148.48 $2,692.50
Illinois 51 $1,350.00 $4,199.40 $7,381.20
Indiana 26 $582.60 $1,349.00 $8,876.26
Iowa 28 $1,490.16 $3,989.60 $11,106.00
Kansas 11 $1,840.00 $3,831.10 $5,877.20
Kentucky 25 $969.65 $3,205.20 $8,876.26
Louisiana 1 $953.94 $953.94 $953.94
Maine 7 $2,708.00 $3,301.70 $3,956.45
Maryland 2 $601.20 $601.20 $601.20
Michigan 27 $360.49 $4,525.00 $8,665.60
Minnesota 19 $1,276.99 $3,592.00 $4,205.60
Mississippi 11 $444.18 $1,183.20 $2,563.60
Missouri 20 $1,552.32 $2,310.00 $5,010.20
Montana 2 $2,905.60 $2,905.60 $3,167.20
Nebraska 12 $1,490.16 $1,655.50 $3,861.99
Nevada 3 $1,399.07 $3,362.78 $4,510.41
New Hampshire 1 $6,736.70 $6,736.70 $6,736.70
New Jersey 21 $390.30 $395.29 $420.58
New Mexico 2 $1,989.12 $1,989.12 $1,989.12
New York 22 $422.61 $422.61 $9,983.00
North Carolina 15 $1,960.00 $2,650.10 $8,289.00
North Dakota 4 $3,189.60 $3,566.40 $3,686.40
Ohio 54 $1,274.40 $2,628.75 $6,333.60
Oklahoma 16 $1,070.87 $2,346.85 $4,520.10
Oregon 13 $381.24 $1,807.50 $3,825.00
Pennsylvania 32 $712.50 $2,713.80 $9,808.20
South Carolina 11 $1,598.00 $2,324.00 $4,409.00
South Dakota 7 $3,819.20 $3,925.60 $4,187.20
Tennessee 38 $656.19 $895.95 $2,230.06
Texas 110 $1,248.50 $3,110.00 $6,378.75
Virginia 40 $656.19 $3,585.50 $5,405.70
Washington 25 $1,794.00 $2,495.04 $4,100.60
West Virginia 17 $246.50 $1,854.00 $5,474.50
Wisconsin 32 $1,169.64 $3,045.35 $3,639.90
Wyoming 4 $1,200.78 $2,168.09 $2,447.29

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $7,582.40 $618.00 – $618.00
Adventhealth Redmond Rome, GA $7,595.22 $362.59 – $1,008.00
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL $7,607.01 $364.32 – $808.79
Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL $7,607.01 $1,154.32 – $1,154.32
Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL $7,607.01 $364.32 – $808.79
Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL $7,607.01 $364.32 – $958.38
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $7,607.01 $364.32 – $808.79
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $7,720.66 $346.11 – $852.88
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $8,289.00 $333.46 – $832.65
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $8,389.06 $169.15 – $438.96
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $8,550.60 $1,244.35 – $2,200.73
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $8,665.60 not published
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $8,876.26 $262.00 – $8,876.25
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $8,876.26 $752.00 – $11,835.00
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $8,876.26 $561.00 – $11,835.00
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $8,876.26 $543.00 – $11,835.00
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $8,876.26 $542.00 – $12,030.28
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $8,876.26 $372.13 – $11,835.00
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $8,876.26 $467.00 – $11,835.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $9,004.56 $448.71 – $8,360.27
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $9,370.56 $381.40 – $830.11
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $9,436.68 $364.32 – $687.95
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $9,476.00 $1,733.38 – $6,317.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $9,694.59 $485.45 – $6,272.09
Adventhealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL $9,721.70 $364.32 – $808.79
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $9,808.20 $367.72 – $2,730.06
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $9,983.00 $401.46 – $1,323.00
Adventhealth Sebring Sebring, FL $10,428.60 $373.43 – $827.96
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $10,871.25 $328.68 – $11,150.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $10,871.25 $328.68 – $11,150.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $11,106.00 $329.29 – $7,404.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $11,121.06 $495.35 – $7,372.33
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $13,081.00 $364.32 – $1,200.02
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $210.82 – $916.00
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $206.69 – $1,074.00
OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SHAWNEE, KS not published $206.69 – $1,074.00
MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER Overland Park, KS not published $206.69 – $1,074.00

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