Shoulder MRI cost in Salem, OH
In Salem, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body): from $224.00 to $1,883.00, with a median of $1,053.50. The lowest listed price is at East Liverpool City Hospital — $829.50 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,264.25 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73221, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Salem, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Liverpool City Hospital one side lowest East Liverpool, OH · (330) 385-7200 MRI ELBOW LEFT WO CONTRAST | $224.00 | $3,463.66 | $92.53–$5,936.17 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Liverpool City Hospital one side lowest East Liverpool, OH · (330) 385-7200 MRI SHOULDER LEFT WO CONTRAST | $224.00 | $6,057.32 | $92.53–$5,936.17 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Liverpool City Hospital one side lowest East Liverpool, OH · (330) 385-7200 MRI WRIST LEFT WO CONTRAST | $224.00 | $4,926.80 | $92.53–$5,936.17 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Liverpool City Hospital one side lowest East Liverpool, OH · (330) 385-7200 MRI ELBOW RIGHT WO CONTRAST | $224.00 | $3,463.66 | $92.53–$5,936.17 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Liverpool City Hospital one side lowest East Liverpool, OH · (330) 385-7200 MRI SHOULDER RIGHT WO CONTRAST | $224.00 | $4,926.80 | $92.53–$5,936.17 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Liverpool City Hospital one side lowest East Liverpool, OH · (330) 385-7200 MRI WRIST RIGHT WO CONTRAST | $224.00 | $3,463.66 | $92.53–$5,936.17 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Regional Medical Center one side Salem, OH · (330) 332-7214 ELBOW LEFT MRI NO CONTRAST | $1,883.00 | $1,883.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Regional Medical Center one side Salem, OH · (330) 332-7214 SHOULDER LEFT MRI NO CONTRAST | $1,883.00 | $1,883.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Regional Medical Center one side Salem, OH · (330) 332-7214 SHOULDER RIGHT MRI NO CONTRAST | $1,883.00 | $1,883.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Regional Medical Center one side Salem, OH · (330) 332-7214 ELBOW RIGHT MRI NO CONTRAST | $1,883.00 | $1,883.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Regional Medical Center one side Salem, OH · (330) 332-7214 WRIST LEFT MRI NO CONTRAST | $1,883.00 | $1,883.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Regional Medical Center one side Salem, OH · (330) 332-7214 WRIST RIGHT MRI NO CONTRAST | $1,883.00 | $1,883.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Liverpool City Hospital both sides East Liverpool, OH · (330) 385-7200 MRI UPR EXT JNT W/O CONT BILAT | $224.00 | $2,635.85 | $92.53–$5,936.17 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $224.00, median $1,053.50, highest $1,883.00 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $224.00, median $224.00, highest $224.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,883.00. 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.