Shoulder MRI cost in Prescott Valley, AZ — inpatient
In Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $2,873.77 to $2,873.77, with a median of $2,873.77. Across Arizona, the median is $2,364.24 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 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 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yavapai Community Hospital Association one side lowest Prescott, AZ · (928) 445-2700 MRI SHOULDER W/O CONTRAST RIGHT | $2,873.77 | $3,873.00 | $3,292.05–$3,756.81 | 26% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Yavapai Community Hospital Association one side Prescott, AZ · (928) 445-2700 MRI ELBOW W/O CONTRAST RIGHT | $3,017.72 | $4,067.00 | $3,456.95–$3,944.99 | 26% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Yavapai Community Hospital Association both sides Prescott, AZ · (928) 445-2700 MRI SHOULDER W/O CONTRAST BILATERAL | $6,035.43 | $8,134.00 | $6,913.90–$7,889.98 | 26% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $2,873.77, median $2,873.77, highest $2,873.77.
Both sides : lowest $6,035.43, median $6,035.43, highest $6,035.43.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $972.77 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.