Shoulder MRI cost in Joplin, MO — inpatient
In Joplin, MO-KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $1,885.48 to $1,885.48, with a median of $1,885.48. Across Missouri, the median is $1,935.50 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West one side lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 MRI-WRIST WO CONTRAST RT | $1,885.48 | $4,713.71 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West one side lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 MRI-WRIST WO CONTRAST LT | $1,885.48 | $4,713.71 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West one side lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 MRI-ELBOW WO CONTRAST RT | $1,885.48 | $4,713.71 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West one side lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 MRI-ELBOW WO CONTRAST LT | $1,885.48 | $4,713.71 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West one side lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 MRI-SHOULDER WO CONTRAST RT | $1,885.48 | $4,713.71 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West one side lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 MRI-SHOULDER WO CONTRAST LT | $1,885.48 | $4,713.71 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $1,885.48, median $1,885.48, highest $1,885.48.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,664.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.