Shoulder MRI cost in Dayton, OH — inpatient
In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,081.00 to $3,318.84, with a median of $2,048.00. The lowest listed price is at PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Miamisburg — $967.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,504.50 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Miamisburg lowest Miamisburg, OH MRI Uppr Ext Jnt W/O Dye | $1,081.00 | $1,081.00 | $270.25–$864.80 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Miamisburg lowest Miamisburg, OH MRI Upper Ext Jnt | $1,081.00 | $1,081.00 | $270.25–$864.80 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Miami Valley Hospital one side Dayton, OH · (937) 208-3023 HC MRI UPPER EXTRM JOINT W/O CONT LT | $2,048.00 | $2,048.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Miami Valley Hospital one side Dayton, OH · (937) 208-3023 HC MRI UPPER EXTRM JOINT W/O CONT RT | $2,048.00 | $2,048.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Upper Valley Medical Center one side Troy, OH · (937) 440-7853 HC MRI UPPER EXTRM JOINT W/O CONT LT | $2,048.00 | $2,048.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Upper Valley Medical Center one side Troy, OH · (937) 440-7853 HC MRI UPPER EXTRM JOINT W/O CONT RT | $2,048.00 | $2,048.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH MRI Uppr Ext Jnt W/O Dye | $3,318.84 | $3,318.84 | $412.20–$2,821.01 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Upper Valley Medical Center Troy, OH · (937) 440-7853 HC MRI UP EXTRM JNT WO CON BIL | $4,093.00 | $4,093.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH · (937) 208-3023 HC MRI UP EXTRM JNT WO CON BIL | $4,093.00 | $4,093.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,081.00, median $2,048.00, highest $3,318.84 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,017.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.