Shoulder MRI cost in Dayton, OH
In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $1,983.10 to $2,017.40, with a median of $2,000.25. The lowest listed price is at Dayton Childrens Hospital — $17.15 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,264.25 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 73221, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Childrens Hospital lowest Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $1,983.10 | $2,833.00 | $232.69–$349.04 | 30% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens Ohio Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $2,017.40 | $2,017.40 | $171.55–$483.44 | — | — source file |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,422.87 | $3,461.24 | $232.69–$349.04 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,983.10, median $2,000.25, highest $2,017.40.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.