Shoulder MRI cost in Bowling Green, KY — inpatient
In Bowling Green, KY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $923.40 to $1,249.20, with a median of $1,086.30. The lowest listed price is at The Medical Center at Bowling Green — $162.90 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $1,784.12 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bowling Green, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green one side lowest Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 MR UP EXT ANY JT WO CON LEFT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $923.40 | $1,539.00 | $526.13–$1,711.68 | 40% |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville one side Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 MR UP EXT ANY JT WO CON LEFT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,249.20 | $2,082.00 | $1,004.25–$1,724.10 | 40% |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville both sides Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 MR UP EXT ANY JT WO CON BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,846.80 | $3,078.00 | $1,484.67–$2,548.89 | 40% |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green both sides Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 MR UP EXT ANY JT WO CON BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,846.80 | $3,078.00 | $1,044.91–$2,233.70 | 40% |
One side of the body : lowest $923.40, median $1,086.30, highest $1,249.20 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,846.80, median $1,846.80, highest $1,846.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,249.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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 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.