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
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $668.55 $267.02 – $690.02
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $668.55 $316.52 – $690.02
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $668.55 $340.39 – $742.05
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $668.55 $267.02 – $816.94
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $668.55 $340.39 – $742.05
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $675.99 $266.89 – $2,740.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $690.61 $266.89 – $2,740.50
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $701.57 $266.89 – $2,740.50
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $704.40 $310.67 – $981.54
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $712.50 $348.37 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $712.50 $365.72 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $712.50 $207.16 – $3,129.44
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $712.50 $352.78 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $712.50 $369.24 – $2,106.92
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $712.50 $343.57 – $2,804.25
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $712.50 $345.73 – $2,106.92
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $723.49 $266.89 – $2,740.50
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $752.72 $72.99 – $2,740.50
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $767.88 $266.89 – $3,888.00
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $786.03 $447.92 – $14,597.70
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $786.52 $56.50 – $7,072.14
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $787.35 $198.87 – $1,022.00
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $796.57 $266.89 – $2,740.50
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $807.60 $321.29 – $715.75
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $814.50 $198.87 – $1,022.00
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $814.50 $198.87 – $1,022.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $852.40 $358.48 – $1,091.67
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $868.80 $238.64 – $1,022.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $883.26 $380.64 – $3,151.17
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $884.27 $266.89 – $2,740.50
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $895.95 $198.87 – $1,022.00
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $895.95 $198.87 – $1,022.00
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $895.95 $198.87 – $1,022.00
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $895.95 $198.87 – $1,022.00
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $896.65 $266.89 – $1,428.30
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $899.10 $266.89 – $3,888.00
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $934.81 $351.31 – $999.04
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $935.42 $266.89 – $2,740.50
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $939.20 $310.67 – $1,204.00
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $952.68 $380.64 – $3,151.17
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $953.94 $332.92 – $2,251.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $963.36 $15.64 – $788.83
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $969.65 $567.00 – $2,196.74
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $979.20 $430.70 – $1,468.80
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $986.16 $310.67 – $654.04
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $1,010.61 $447.92 – $14,597.70
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $1,020.65 $582.91 – $2,534.35
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $1,070.87 $134.83 – $1,358.84
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $1,070.87 $134.83 – $1,111.04
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $1,070.87 $134.83 – $1,098.27

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