Shoulder MRI cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $561.60 to $1,432.64, with a median of $1,169.79. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $608.19 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $786.24 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $561.60 | $3,744.00 | $1,422.72–$2,995.20 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $748.80 | $3,744.00 | $1,422.72–$3,369.60 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $786.24 | $3,744.00 | $1,422.72–$3,369.60 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $786.24 | $3,744.00 | $1,422.72–$3,369.60 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $786.24 | $3,744.00 | $1,422.72–$3,369.60 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $975.36 | $4,064.00 | $1,544.32–$3,657.60 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC MRI, Joint Upper Extrem - MR Wrist WO IV Contrast | $1,364.22 | $6,201.00 | $50.00–$669.31 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC MRI, Joint Upper Extrem - MR Wrist WO IV Contrast | $1,364.22 | $6,201.00 | $50.00–$669.31 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC MRI, Joint Upper Extrem - MR Wrist WO IV Contrast | $1,364.22 | $6,201.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC MRI, Joint Upper Extrem - MR Wrist WO IV Contrast | $1,364.22 | $6,201.00 | $50.00–$669.31 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC MRI, Joint Upper Extrem - MR Wrist WO IV Contrast | $1,364.22 | $6,201.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC MRI, Joint Upper Extrem - MR Wrist WO IV Contrast | $1,432.64 | $6,512.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $561.60, median $1,169.79, highest $1,432.64 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,169.79 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is 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.