Shoulder MRI cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient
In Cleveland, OH, 21 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,084.20 to $3,697.25, with a median of $1,854.75. The lowest listed price is at South Pointe Hospital and 9 other hospitals — $770.55 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,264.25 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pointe Hospital lowest Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | $471.71–$1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region lowest Euclid, OH MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | $471.71–$1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | $463.70–$1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | $471.71–$1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital lowest Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | $471.71–$1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital lowest Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | $471.71–$1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital lowest Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | $471.71–$1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | $471.71–$1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital lowest Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | $471.71–$1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lodi Community Hospital lowest Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | $471.71–$1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR BRACHIAL PLEXUS WO IV CONTRAST | $1,854.75 | $2,473.00 | $800.00–$2,292.47 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR BRACHIAL PLEXUS WO IV CONTRAST | $1,854.75 | $2,473.00 | $800.00–$2,445.80 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR BRACHIAL PLEXUS WO IV CONTRAST | $2,127.00 | $2,836.00 | $900.00–$2,552.40 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR BRACHIAL PLEXUS WO IV CONTRAST | $2,127.00 | $2,836.00 | $900.00–$2,552.40 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR BRACHIAL PLEXUS WO IV CONTRAST | $2,127.00 | $2,836.00 | $800.00–$2,552.40 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR BRACHIAL PLEXUS WO IV CONTRAST | $2,127.00 | $2,836.00 | $900.00–$2,552.40 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR BRACHIAL PLEXUS WO IV CONTRAST | $2,127.00 | $2,836.00 | $900.00–$2,552.40 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR BRACHIAL PLEXUS WO IV CONTRAST | $2,127.00 | $2,836.00 | $800.00–$2,552.40 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR BRACHIAL PLEXUS WO IV CONTRAST | $2,127.00 | $2,836.00 | $800.00–$2,552.40 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC MRI-Upper Ext Jnt WO Cont | $2,332.20 | $3,887.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR BRACHIAL PLEXUS WO IV CONTRAST | $2,370.75 | $3,161.00 | $1,223.31–$2,844.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR BRACHIAL PLEXUS WO IV CONTRAST | $2,370.75 | $3,161.00 | $1,580.50–$2,844.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Mri, Any Joint Upper Extrem Wo Iv Contrast Uni | $3,697.25 | $3,697.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,084.20, median $1,854.75, highest $3,697.25 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $1,469.48 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 19 of 19 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73221 ($1,788.37). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OHMri, Joint Upper Extrem | $136.50 | file |