Shoulder MRI cost in Monroe, LA
In Monroe, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $262.50 to $2,412.80, with a median of $2,145.15. The lowest listed price is at Reeves Memorial Medical Center — $1,882.65 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,080.24 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 73221, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Aug 26, 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 Monroe, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center one side lowest Bernice, LA · (318) 285-9066 PF MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE RIGHT | $262.50 | $525.00 | $153.92–$200.39 | 50% | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center one side lowest Bernice, LA · (318) 285-9066 PF MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LEFT | $262.50 | $525.00 | $153.92–$200.39 | 50% | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital one side Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 MRI SHOULDER LT W/O CONTRAST | $2,145.15 | $2,860.20 | $216.05–$2,574.18 | 25% | — source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital one side Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 MRI SHOULDER RT W/O CONTRAST | $2,145.15 | $2,860.20 | $216.05–$2,574.18 | 25% | — source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 MRI UP JNT W/O CONTRAST | $2,145.15 | $2,860.20 | $216.05–$2,574.18 | 25% | — source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital one side Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 MRI WRIST LT W/O CONTRAST | $2,145.15 | $2,860.20 | $216.05–$2,574.18 | 25% | — source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital one side Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 MRI WRIST RT W/O CONTRAST | $2,145.15 | $2,860.20 | $216.05–$2,574.18 | 25% | — source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital one side Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 MRI ELBOW LT W/O CONTRAST | $2,145.15 | $2,860.20 | $216.05–$2,574.18 | 25% | — source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital one side Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 MRI ELBOW RT W/O CONTRAST | $2,145.15 | $2,860.20 | $216.05–$2,574.18 | 25% | — source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center one side Bernice, LA · (318) 285-9066 MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LEFT | $2,150.00 | $4,300.00 | $600.00–$3,010.00 | 50% | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center one side Bernice, LA · (318) 285-9066 MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE RIGHT | $2,150.00 | $4,300.00 | $600.00–$3,010.00 | 50% | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop, LA · (318) 283-3600 MRI UPPER EXT W/O | $2,412.80 | $3,016.00 | $184.18–$2,412.80 | 20% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop, LA · (318) 283-3600 MRI SHOULDER WO CONT | $2,412.80 | $3,016.00 | $184.18–$2,412.80 | 20% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital both sides Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 MRI BILAT WRIST W/O CONTRAST | $3,217.73 | $4,290.30 | $216.05–$3,861.27 | 25% | — source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital both sides Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 MRI BILAT ELBOW W/O CONTRAST | $3,217.73 | $4,290.30 | $216.05–$3,861.27 | 25% | — source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital both sides Monroe, LA · (318) 410-0002 MRI BILAT SHOULDER W/O CONTRAST | $3,217.73 | $4,290.30 | $216.05–$3,861.27 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $262.50, median $2,145.15, highest $2,412.80 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $3,217.73, median $3,217.73, highest $3,217.73.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 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.