Shoulder MRI cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 26 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $482.25 to $7,453.00, with a median of $2,311.68. The lowest listed price is at The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center — $1,829.43 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,859.90 at 282 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,311.68, is 25% above the US median of $1,850.73.
- That is 9.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Austin, TX ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 14 cities for code 73221, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 2, 2024 and Oct 30, 2026.
Lowest$482.25The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center
Median$2,311.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,453.00in this market
Difference15.5×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
median
Lowest $482.25Highest $11,177.00
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center one side lowest Austin, TX · (512) 327-0000 MRI UP EXT RT JOINTS+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 2, 2024 · source file | $482.25 | $2,197.00 | $211.18–$3,076.50 | 78% |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 MR UP EXT WO J L+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $708.03 | $1,966.75 | $175.61–$1,750.00 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 MR UP EXT WO J L+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $738.18 | $2,050.50 | $175.86–$1,971.71 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 MR UP EXT WO J L+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $775.08 | $2,153.00 | $175.86–$1,971.71 | 64% |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 MR UP EXT WO J R+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $775.08 | $2,153.00 | $175.86–$1,971.71 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 MR UP EXT WO J R+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $775.08 | $2,153.00 | $175.86–$1,971.71 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 MR UP EXT WO J R+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $775.08 | $2,153.00 | $175.86–$1,971.71 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 MR UP EXT WO J R+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $775.08 | $2,153.00 | $175.86–$1,971.71 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 MR UP EXT WO J L PEDI+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,103.76 | $3,066.00 | $175.86–$1,971.71 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 MR UP EXT WO J R PEDI+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,103.76 | $3,066.00 | $175.86–$1,971.71 | 64% |
| St.davids Surgical Hospital one side Austin, TX MRI UP JNT W/O CONT LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,333.00 | $1,333.00 | $66.65–$1,133.05 | — |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR UP EXT WO J L+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,507.10 | $2,153.00 | $175.86–$1,971.71 | 30% |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR UP EXT WO J R PEDI+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,146.20 | $3,066.00 | $175.86–$1,971.71 | 30% |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 MR-UPPER JOINT WO+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,198.29 | $6,106.37 | $175.86–$2,747.87 | 64% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC MRI EXT UPPER JNT W/O CON+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $209.16–$3,467.52 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin one side Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC MR UPR EXT JT WO CM RT+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $209.16–$2,889.60 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC MRI EXT UPPER JNT W/O CON+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $209.16–$2,889.60 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC MR EXT UPPER JNT WO CM+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $209.16–$2,889.60 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda one side Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC MR UPR EXT JT WO CM RT+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $209.16–$2,889.60 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway one side Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC MR UPR EXT JT WO CM RT+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $209.16–$3,467.52 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC MRI EXT UPPER JNT W/O CON+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $209.16–$3,467.52 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock one side Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC MR UPR EXT JT WO CM LT+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $209.16–$3,467.52 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC MRI EXT UPPER JNT W/O CON+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $209.16–$3,467.52 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville one side Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC MR UPR EXT JT WO CM LT+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $209.16–$3,467.52 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC MRI EXT UPPER JNT W/O CON+1 more line at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $251.67–$2,504.32 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park one side Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC MR UPR EXT JT WO CM LT+1 more line at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $2,311.68 | $3,852.80 | $2,119.04–$2,504.32 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor one side Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC MR UPR EXT JT WO CM RT+1 more line at this price File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $2,404.15 | $4,006.91 | $314.76–$3,205.53 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC MR EXT UPPER JNT WO CM+1 more line at this price File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $2,404.15 | $4,006.91 | $314.76–$3,205.53 | 40% |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center one side Austin, TX · (512) 901-1000 MRI UP JNT W/O CONT LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,737.00 | $2,737.00 | $1,888.53 | — |
| St. David's Georgetown Hospital one side Georgetown, TX · (512) 476-7111 MRI UP JNT W/O CONT RT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,936.00 | $2,936.00 | $146.80–$2,495.60 | — |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC MR UPPER EXTREMITY ANY JOINT W/O CONTRAST File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $3,312.48 | $4,944.00 | $209.16–$4,696.80 | 33% |
| Heart Hosp of Austin one side Austin, TX MRI UP JNT W/O CONT LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,903.00 | $4,903.00 | $3,304.62 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin at St. David's Round Rock one side Round Rock, TX MRI UP JNT W/O CONT LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,903.00 | $4,903.00 | $245.15–$4,167.55 | — |
| St. David's Georgetown Hospital one side Georgetown, TX · (512) 476-7111 MRI UP JNT W/O CONT LT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,903.00 | $4,903.00 | $245.15–$4,167.55 | — |
| St. David's Medical Center one side Manor, TX · (512) 476-7111 MRI UP JNT W/O CONT LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,903.00 | $4,903.00 | $3,304.62–$3,427.20 | — |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center one side Bastrop, TX · (512) 448-7107 MRI UP JNT W/O CONT RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,151.00 | $7,151.00 | $4,819.77 | — |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center one side Leander, TX · (512) 341-1000 MRI UP JNT W/O CONT RT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,453.00 | $7,453.00 | $372.65–$6,707.70 | — |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center one side Leander, TX · (512) 341-1000 MRI UP JNT W/O CONT LT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11,177.00 | $11,177.00 | $558.85–$10,059.30 | — |
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center both sides Austin, TX · (512) 327-0000 MRI UPPER EXT BILAT File of Sep 2, 2024 · source file | $482.25 | $4,395.00 | $211.18–$3,076.50 | 89% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $482.25, median $2,311.68, highest $7,453.00 — a 15.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $482.25, median $482.25, highest $482.25.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $2,198.29. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 18 of 26 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What shoulder MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder MRI explained.