Shoulder MRI cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $998.76 to $2,052.00, with a median of $1,218.21. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo — $219.45 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $1,024.80 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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 Feb 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo lowest Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $998.76 | $2,436.00 | $211.52–$2,192.40 | 59% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $1,218.21 | $5,801.00 | $219.44–$4,640.80 | 79% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital one side Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 MRI Elbow Left WO | $2,052.00 | $11,400.00 | $184.20–$10,260.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital one side Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 MRI Elbow Right WO | $2,052.00 | $11,400.00 | $184.20–$10,260.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital one side Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 MRI Shoulder Left WO | $2,052.00 | $11,400.00 | $184.20–$10,260.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital one side Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 MRI Shoulder Right WO | $2,052.00 | $11,400.00 | $184.20–$10,260.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital one side Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 MRI Wrist Left WO | $2,052.00 | $11,400.00 | $184.20–$10,260.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital one side Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 MRI Wrist Right WO | $2,052.00 | $11,400.00 | $184.20–$10,260.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $998.76, median $1,218.21, highest $2,052.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,218.21. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.