Shoulder MRI cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 26 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $242.10 to $3,159.00, with a median of $489.75. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $247.65 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $934.53 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 20 cities for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 CHG MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $242.10 | $895.20 | $165.78–$532.87 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 MRI Joint Upp Extrm WO | $264.13 | $4,426.00 | — | 94% | — source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $267.55 | $4,125.00 | $684.75–$4,125.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $319.78 | $1,917.46 | $278.07–$1,821.59 | 83% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 MRI Joint Upp Extrm WO | $322.54 | $753.00 | — | 57% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 MRI Joint Upp Extrm WO | $322.54 | $4,469.00 | — | 93% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 MRI Joint Upp Extrm WO | $322.54 | $6,250.00 | — | 95% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 MRI Joint Upp Extrm WO | $322.54 | $4,390.00 | — | 93% | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $360.00 | $360.00 | $68.58–$327.26 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $360.00 | $360.00 | $68.58–$396.02 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl | $360.00 | $360.00 | $68.58–$1,134.89 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $360.00 | $360.00 | $68.58–$327.26 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl | $360.00 | $360.00 | $68.58–$1,134.89 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $360.00 | $360.00 | $68.58–$396.02 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl | $360.00 | $360.00 | $68.58–$1,134.89 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl | $360.00 | $360.00 | $68.58–$1,134.89 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl | $414.60 | $4,146.00 | $303.07–$3,316.80 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $564.90 | $807.00 | $201.31–$407.55 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| The Valley Hospital one side Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MRI ARTHROGRAM ELBOW - RIGHT | $982.80 | $1,638.00 | $225.33–$1,228.50 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital one side Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MRI ARTHROGRAM ELBOW - LEFT | $982.80 | $1,638.00 | $225.33–$1,228.50 | 40% | — source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC MRI U EXTR; ANY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,201.85 | $6,325.51 | $135.26–$6,325.51 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC MRI U EXTR; ANY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,201.85 | $6,325.51 | $135.26–$6,325.51 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC MRI U EXTR; ANY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,201.85 | $6,325.51 | $135.26–$6,325.51 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC MRI U EXTR; ANY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,201.85 | $6,325.51 | $135.26–$6,325.51 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC MRI U EXTR; ANY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,201.85 | $6,325.51 | $135.26–$6,325.51 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital one side Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MRI SHOULDER LT W/MAVRIC W/O C | $1,330.20 | $2,217.00 | $225.33–$1,662.75 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital one side Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MRI SHOULDER RT W/MAVRIC W/O C | $1,330.20 | $2,217.00 | $225.33–$1,662.75 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital one side Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MRI UP EXT JOINT W/O CON RT | $1,330.20 | $2,217.00 | $225.33–$1,662.75 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital one side Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MRI UPP/EXT JOINT W/O C LT | $1,330.20 | $2,217.00 | $225.33–$1,662.75 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital one side Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MRI UPP/EXT JOINT W/O C RT | $1,330.20 | $2,217.00 | $225.33–$1,662.75 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital one side Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MRI ARTHRO SHOULDER W/O - LEFT | $1,330.20 | $2,217.00 | $225.33–$1,662.75 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital one side Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MRI ARTHRO SHOULDER W/O -RIGHT | $1,330.20 | $2,217.00 | $225.33–$1,662.75 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital one side Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 MRI UP EXTREM JNT W/O CON LT | $1,330.20 | $2,217.00 | $225.33–$1,662.75 | 40% | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Mri Upr Extrem Jnt W/O Contrst | $1,432.50 | $2,046.42 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT | $1,667.00 | $1,667.00 | $199.04–$1,250.25 | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 MRI JOINT UP EXT WO/CONTRAST | $2,035.00 | $2,035.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC MRI Any Joint Upper Extremity W/O Contrast | $3,159.00 | $3,510.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC MRI Any Joint Upper Extremity W/O Contrast | $3,159.00 | $3,510.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC MRI Any Joint Upper Extremity W/O Contrast | $3,159.00 | $3,510.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC MRI Any Joint Upper Extremity W/O Contrast | $3,159.00 | $3,510.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC MRI Any Joint Upper Extremity W/O Contrast | $3,159.00 | $3,510.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides New York, NY MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl|BILATERAL PROCEDURE|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $540.00 | $540.00 | $68.58–$486.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Middletown, NJ MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl|BILATERAL PROCEDURE|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $540.00 | $540.00 | $68.58–$486.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides West Harrison, NY MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl|BILATERAL PROCEDURE|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $540.00 | $540.00 | $68.58–$486.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Basking Ridge, NJ MRI Any Jt Upper Extremity W/O Contrast Matrl|BILATERAL PROCEDURE|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $540.00 | $540.00 | $68.58–$486.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $242.10, median $489.75, highest $3,159.00 — a 13.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $540.00, median $540.00, highest $540.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 47 facilities here, median $322.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73221 ($1,788.37). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NYMAGNETIC IMAGE JOINT OF ARM | $175.00 | file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NYMAGNETIC IMAGE, JOINT OF ARM | $175.00 | file |