Shoulder MRI (without contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI joint of upper extremity without contrast · CPT 73221

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Shoulder MRI (without contrast)

This is the standard shoulder MRI, done with nothing injected. It is the test that shows the rotator cuff tendons, the labrum and the biceps tendon — the soft tissue an x-ray cannot see. Most shoulder pain that has not settled with rest or therapy ends up here.

$233.59

lowest cash price

$2,096.84

national median

$15,975.12

highest cash price

805

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $233.59–$15,975.12 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$233.59

Henry Ford Rochester Hospital — Rochester, MI

Most expensive published cash price

$15,975.12

Adventhealth Lake Wales — Lake Wales, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,406.40) → Sep 1, 2026 ($993.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $360.00 $3,947.58 $4,459.26
Arizona 20 $358.09 $511.92 $6,035.43
Arkansas 6 $561.60 $1,036.89 $2,145.65
California 66 $573.30 $2,444.00 $7,819.32
Colorado 17 $403.33 $5,285.27 $5,285.27
Florida 81 $951.20 $3,305.25 $15,975.12
Georgia 25 $957.27 $1,549.08 $14,309.07
Hawaii 2 $1,382.08 $1,382.08 $2,407.50
Illinois 51 $950.00 $3,338.64 $7,156.80
Indiana 26 $582.60 $1,165.20 $6,450.03
Iowa 30 $1,011.42 $2,729.83 $7,839.00
Kansas 11 $1,402.00 $3,029.65 $3,672.79
Kentucky 26 $990.23 $3,205.20 $6,450.03
Louisiana 1 $483.34 $483.34 $483.34
Maine 7 $1,366.70 $2,139.80 $2,554.55
Maryland 2 $276.60 $276.60 $276.60
Michigan 27 $233.59 $3,636.00 $8,136.00
Minnesota 19 $912.00 $2,506.40 $3,237.60
Mississippi 11 $282.26 $992.68 $1,230.27
Missouri 20 $1,180.08 $1,700.05 $4,387.50
Montana 2 $1,331.20 $1,331.20 $1,850.40
Nebraska 12 $1,173.48 $1,303.50 $2,952.05
Nevada 3 $932.72 $2,695.55 $2,984.83
New Hampshire 1 $3,614.95 $3,614.95 $3,614.95
New Jersey 21 $264.17 $267.55 $284.66
New Mexico 2 $1,821.12 $1,821.12 $1,821.12
New York 23 $286.04 $286.04 $4,841.00
North Carolina 15 $1,501.50 $1,938.28 $4,840.00
North Dakota 4 $2,228.80 $2,516.80 $3,229.60
Ohio 54 $922.20 $2,127.00 $5,521.10
Oklahoma 16 $1,535.16 $2,051.28 $5,574.00
Oregon 13 $383.40 $1,375.50 $1,951.50
Pennsylvania 31 $461.50 $1,705.20 $6,214.20
South Carolina 11 $809.00 $2,015.00 $4,319.50
South Dakota 7 $2,675.20 $3,198.40 $3,374.40
Tennessee 38 $513.01 $636.75 $1,367.99
Texas 110 $708.03 $2,311.68 $4,455.61
Virginia 43 $624.68 $1,932.50 $5,499.90
Washington 25 $1,053.66 $1,753.60 $2,905.70
West Virginia 17 $868.50 $1,544.50 $3,755.00
Wisconsin 33 $1,055.64 $2,280.30 $5,058.83
Wyoming 4 $800.52 $1,445.14 $1,631.24

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $1,854.75 $2,528.00 – $2,528.00
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $1,869.00 $237.38 – $712.14
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $1,869.00 not published
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $1,871.64 $85.22 – $7,954.47
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $1,874.95 $306.88 – $1,592.47
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $1,874.95 $306.88 – $975.86
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $1,880.00 $365.36 – $2,408.00
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $1,903.85 $120.75 – $1,470.99
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,920.00 $242.00 – $242.00
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $1,932.50 $237.46 – $5,369.86
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $1,932.50 $237.46 – $5,369.86
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $1,932.50 $237.46 – $5,369.86
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $1,932.50 $237.46 – $244.44
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $1,932.50 $237.46 – $5,369.86
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $1,932.50 $237.46 – $1,801.00
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $1,932.50 $237.46 – $5,369.86
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $1,938.28 $55.69 – $3,682.72
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte, NC $1,938.28 $56.25 – $3,411.36
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $1,938.28 $55.69 – $3,682.72
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC $1,938.28 $55.69 – $3,682.72
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC $1,938.28 $55.69 – $3,682.72
Atrium Health Stanly Albermarle, NC $1,938.28 $55.69 – $3,721.49
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $1,938.28 $56.25 – $3,566.43
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $1,938.28 $55.69 – $3,566.43
Atrium Health Mercy Charlotte, NC $1,938.28 $55.69 – $3,566.43
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $1,938.28 $55.69 – $3,682.72
Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC $1,938.28 $55.69 – $3,566.43
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC $1,938.28 $55.69 – $3,488.90
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $1,951.50 $241.81 – $604.52
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $1,967.40 $9.80 – $335.00
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $1,970.13 $3,700.14 – $3,700.14
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $1,987.67 $121.22 – $141.42
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $2,015.00 $230.64 – $253.70
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $2,018.46 $233.60 – $2,947.64
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $2,025.75 $9.80 – $1,698.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $2,028.50 $239.34 – $246.38
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $2,028.80 $190.14 – $1,234.45
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $2,032.10 $217.13 – $491.89
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $2,035.00 $208.37 – $491.09
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $2,045.40 $167.99 – $1,176.45
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $2,051.28 $84.59 – $919.72
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $2,051.28 $84.59 – $574.46
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $2,051.28 $84.59 – $567.86
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $2,051.28 $84.59 – $170.67
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $2,051.28 $84.59 – $567.86
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $2,051.28 $84.59 – $495.23
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $2,060.00 $365.36 – $2,640.00
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $2,060.00 $365.36 – $3,214.20
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $2,064.30 $59.79 – $1,489.65
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $2,065.05 $131.00 – $317.33

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