Scans and imaging CPT 73221 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Shoulder MRI cost in Hagerstown, MD — inpatient

In Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $580.82 to $580.82, with a median of $580.82. Across Maryland, the median is $583.30 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$580.82Meritus Medical Center
Median$580.82half pay less
Highest$580.82in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · (240) 313-9500 HC MRI Any Joint Upper Extremity Without Contrast $580.82 $592.67 $580.82–$592.67 2% —
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Inpatient: lowest $580.82, median $580.82, highest $580.82.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,113.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.