Shoulder MRI cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $2,204.40 to $5,133.60, with a median of $2,204.40. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $1,932.50 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — 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 Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC MRI-Upper Ext Jnt WO Cont | $2,204.40 | $3,674.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC MRI-Upper Ext Jnt WO Cont | $2,204.40 | $3,674.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC MRI-Upper Ext Jnt WO Cont | $2,204.40 | $3,674.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC MRI-Upper Ext Jnt WO Cont | $2,204.40 | $3,674.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC MRI-Upper Ext Jnt WO Cont | $5,133.60 | $17,112.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,204.40, median $2,204.40, highest $5,133.60 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,741.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.