Shoulder MRI cost in Salem, OR — inpatient
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $711.10 to $1,569.33, with a median of $1,569.33. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $858.23 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,569.33 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center one side lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC MR ELBOW UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $711.10 | $1,094.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center one side lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC MR SHOULDER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $711.10 | $1,094.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center one side lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC MR WRIST UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $711.10 | $1,094.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center one side lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC MR FINGER UNILATERAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $711.10 | $1,094.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAS | $1,569.33 | $2,961.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAS | $1,569.33 | $2,961.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $711.10, median $1,569.33, highest $1,569.33 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,140.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.