Shoulder MRI cost in Kansas City, MO — inpatient
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $500.00 to $3,672.79, with a median of $3,672.79. The lowest listed price is at Mish — $3,172.79 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,935.50 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mish one side lowest Lenexa, KS MRI UE Joint w/o Contrast Right | $500.00 | $4,500.00 | — | 89% | — source file |
| Mish one side lowest Lenexa, KS MRI UE Joint w/o Contrast Left | $500.00 | $4,500.00 | — | 89% | — source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM | $3,672.79 | $3,672.79 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM | $3,672.79 | $3,672.79 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mish both sides Lenexa, KS MRI UE Joint w/o Contrast Bilateral | $1,000.00 | $9,000.00 | — | 89% | — source file |
| NKC Health both sides North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 MR Upper Extremity Joint Bilat wo Contrast | $1,363.00 | $4,700.00 | $2,820.00–$3,844.60 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $500.00, median $3,672.79, highest $3,672.79 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,000.00, median $1,181.50, highest $1,363.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,086.40 — 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.