Shoulder MRI cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $1,017.25 to $2,292.55, with a median of $1,375.50. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $358.25 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,569.33 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 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 Mar 23, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$1,017.25Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center + 3 more
Median$1,375.50half pay less
Highest$2,292.55in this market
Difference2.3×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
median
Lowest $1,017.25Highest $2,292.55
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC MR FINGER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR ELBOW UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR SHOULDER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR WRIST UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR FINGER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR ELBOW UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR SHOULDER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR WRIST UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR FINGER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR ELBOW UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR SHOULDER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR WRIST UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC MR FINGER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center one side lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC MR ELBOW UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center one side lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC MR SHOULDER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center one side lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC MR WRIST UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center one side lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC MR FINGER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center one side lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC MR ELBOW UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center one side lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC MR SHOULDER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center one side lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC MR WRIST UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center one side lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC MR FINGER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC MR ELBOW UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC MR SHOULDER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC MR WRIST UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC MR FINGER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC MR ELBOW UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC MR SHOULDER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC MR WRIST UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,017.25 | $1,565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC MR SHOULDER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,118.00 | $1,720.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC MR WRIST UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,118.00 | $1,720.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC MR ELBOW UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,118.00 | $1,720.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC MR FINGER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,119.95 | $1,723.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LIMITED | $1,375.50 | $1,834.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,375.50 | $1,834.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LIMITED | $1,375.50 | $1,834.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,375.50 | $1,834.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LIMITED | $1,375.50 | $1,834.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LIMITED | $1,375.50 | $1,834.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,375.50 | $1,834.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE LIMITED | $1,375.50 | $1,834.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,375.50 | $1,834.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,375.50 | $1,834.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB MR Up Extremity Jnt WO Cont | $1,633.45 | $2,513.00 | $214.35–$2,513.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,850.45 | $2,177.00 | $401.00–$1,295.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $1,850.45 | $2,177.00 | $401.00–$1,295.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Tuality Healthcare Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB MR Up Extremity Jnt WO Cont | $2,148.25 | $3,305.00 | $161.86–$3,305.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $2,188.50 | $2,188.50 | $211.13–$923.69 | — | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $2,292.55 | $3,527.00 | $105.83–$858.43 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,017.25, median $1,375.50, highest $2,292.55 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,375.50. 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 2 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.