Shoulder MRI cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $360.00 to $3,553.00, with a median of $838.95. The lowest listed price is at Lubbock Heritage Hospital — $478.95 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,788.37 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $360.00 | $2,992.00 | — | 88% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LIMITED | $665.28 | $1,584.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LIMITED | $665.28 | $1,584.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $749.28 | $1,784.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $749.28 | $1,784.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,012.62 | $2,411.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LIMITED | $2,755.20 | $6,560.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LIMITED | $2,755.20 | $6,560.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LIMITED | $2,755.20 | $6,560.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Mri U E Joint Wo Contr | $3,553.00 | $3,553.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $3,936.24 | $9,372.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $3,936.24 | $9,372.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $3,936.24 | $9,372.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $360.00, median $838.95, highest $3,553.00 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,755.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.