Scans and imaging CPT 73221 Outpatient

Shoulder MRI cost in Beatrice, NE

In Beatrice, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $2,884.00 to $2,884.00, with a median of $2,884.00. Across Nebraska, the median is $2,432.00 at 33 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73221, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,884.00Beatrice Community Hospital
Median$2,884.00half pay less
Highest$2,884.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Beatrice, NE.

median
Lowest $2,884.00Highest $5,132.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Beatrice Community Hospital lowest Beatrice, NE · (402) 228-3344 Cc Hc Mri Elbow Wo Contrast $2,884.00 $2,884.00 $461.00–$2,769.00 — —
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Beatrice Community Hospital lowest Beatrice, NE · (402) 228-3344 Cc Hc Mri Wrist Wo Contrast $2,884.00 $2,884.00 $461.00–$2,769.00 — —
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Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice, NE · (402) 228-3344 Hc Mri Upper Extremity Joint $5,132.00 $5,132.00 $821.00–$4,927.00 — —
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Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice, NE · (402) 228-3344 Cc Hc Mri Shoulder Wo Contrast $5,132.00 $5,132.00 $821.00–$4,927.00 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $2,884.00, median $2,884.00, highest $2,884.00.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 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.