Shoulder MRI cost in Rapid City, SD
In Rapid City, SD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body): from $713.40 to $713.40, with a median of $713.40. Across South Dakota, the median is $3,088.80 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73221, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Rapid City, SD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side lowest Rapid City, SD · (605) 721-4700 MRI SHOULDER LEFT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | $199.03–$1,070.10 | 40% | — source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side lowest Rapid City, SD · (605) 721-4700 MRI ELBOW LEFT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | $199.03–$1,070.10 | 40% | — source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side lowest Rapid City, SD · (605) 721-4700 MRI WRIST LEFT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | $199.03–$1,070.10 | 40% | — source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side lowest Rapid City, SD · (605) 721-4700 MRI SHOULDER RIGHT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | $199.03–$1,070.10 | 40% | — source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side lowest Rapid City, SD · (605) 721-4700 MRI ELBOW RIGHT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | $199.03–$1,070.10 | 40% | — source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side lowest Rapid City, SD · (605) 721-4700 MRI WRIST RIGHT W/O CONTRAST | $713.40 | $1,189.00 | $199.03–$1,070.10 | 40% | — source file |
One side of the body : lowest $713.40, median $713.40, highest $713.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $713.40. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City, SDPC MRI UPPER EXT JOINT WO CONTRAST RT | $126.00 | file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City, SDPC MRI UPPER EXT JOINT WO CONTRAST LT | $126.00 | file |