Shoulder MRI cost in Indianapolis, IN — inpatient
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 8 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $582.60 to $2,056.50, with a median of $582.60. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Fishers Hospital and 5 other hospitals. Across Indiana, the median is $1,311.09 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital lowest Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C UNI | $582.60 | $971.00 | $49.04–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital lowest Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C UNI | $582.60 | $971.00 | $37.14–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center lowest Carmel, IN MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C UNI | $582.60 | $971.00 | $37.14–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital lowest Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C UNI | $582.60 | $971.00 | $49.04–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C UNI | $582.60 | $971.00 | $49.04–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C UNI | $582.60 | $971.00 | $49.04–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg lowest Carmel, IN MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C UNI | $582.60 | $971.00 | $37.14–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center lowest Indianapolis, IN MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C UNI | $582.60 | $971.00 | $37.14–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C UNI | $1,612.20 | $2,687.00 | $49.04–$1,889.23 | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC MRI Joint Upper Ext W/O | $2,056.50 | $2,285.00 | $252.00–$2,285.00 | 10% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital both sides Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C BI | $1,165.20 | $1,942.00 | $49.04–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg both sides Carmel, IN MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C BI | $1,165.20 | $1,942.00 | $37.14–$1,294.93 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center both sides Carmel, IN MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C BI | $1,165.20 | $1,942.00 | $37.14–$1,294.93 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center both sides Indianapolis, IN MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C BI | $1,165.20 | $1,942.00 | $37.14–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital both sides Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C BI | $1,165.20 | $1,942.00 | $37.14–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital both sides Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C BI | $1,165.20 | $1,942.00 | $49.04–$700.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy both sides Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C BI | $3,224.40 | $5,374.00 | $49.04–$3,778.46 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $582.60, median $582.60, highest $2,056.50 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,165.20, median $1,165.20, highest $3,224.40 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $582.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 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.