Scans and imaging CPT 73221 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Shoulder MRI cost in Allentown, PA — inpatient

In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $322.54 to $322.54, with a median of $322.54. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $2,143.05 at 51 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$322.54Hackettstown Medical Center
Median$322.54half pay less
Highest$322.54in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 MRI Joint Upp Extrm WO $322.54 $4,722.00 — 93% —
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Inpatient: lowest $322.54, median $322.54, highest $322.54.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $322.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

An MRI of an upper-limb joint makes detailed pictures of one joint, most often the shoulder, though the code also covers the elbow and wrist. It shows tendons, ligaments, cartilage and the labrum, such as a rotator cuff tear that does not show on X-rays. No contrast dye is used.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan of one joint. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.