Shoulder MRI cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 6 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $567.00 to $3,225.02, with a median of $2,667.31. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $2,100.31 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $3,225.02 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital one side lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT LT | $567.00 | $4,050.00 | $129.22–$3,543.75 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital one side lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT RT | $567.00 | $4,050.00 | $129.22–$3,543.75 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT RT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,397.19 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT LT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,397.19 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT RT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,397.19 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT LT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,397.19 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT RT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,397.19 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT LT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,397.19 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT RT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,397.19 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT LT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,397.19 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT LT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,479.05 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT RT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,479.05 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT LT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,397.19 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MRI JOINT UPPER EXT W/O CONT RT | $818.60 | $4,093.00 | $117.12–$3,397.19 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C UNI | $2,109.60 | $3,516.00 | $49.04–$2,575.47 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C UNI | $2,109.60 | $3,516.00 | $49.04–$2,575.47 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $3,225.02 | $4,300.03 | $184.56–$8,600.06 | 25% | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $3,225.02 | $4,300.03 | $129.22–$6,450.05 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $3,225.02 | $4,300.03 | $387.00–$8,600.06 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital both sides Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C BI | $4,219.20 | $7,032.00 | $49.04–$5,150.94 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital both sides Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 MRI UP EXT ANY JNT WO/C BI | $4,219.20 | $7,032.00 | $49.04–$5,150.94 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $567.00, median $2,667.31, highest $3,225.02 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $4,219.20, median $4,219.20, highest $4,219.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $818.60. 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 6 of 6 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.