Shoulder MRI cost in Springfield, MO
In Springfield, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body): from $2,925.00 to $2,925.00, with a median of $2,925.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Springfield and 1 other hospital. Across Missouri, the median is $1,935.50 at 23 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 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 Springfield, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Springfield one side lowest Ozark, MO MRI Extr Uppr Jt WO Cont Rt | $2,925.00 | $4,500.00 | $1,800.00–$4,050.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield one side lowest Ozark, MO MRI Extr Uppr Jt WO Cont Lt | $2,925.00 | $4,500.00 | $120.71–$1,312.68 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield one side lowest Springfield, MO · (417) 820-2000 MRI Extr Uppr Jt WO Cont Rt | $2,925.00 | $4,500.00 | $1,800.00–$4,050.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield one side lowest Springfield, MO · (417) 820-2000 MRI Extr Uppr Jt WO Cont Lt | $2,925.00 | $4,500.00 | $120.71–$1,312.68 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield both sides Ozark, MO MRI Extr Uppr Jt WO Cont Bi | $4,387.50 | $6,750.00 | $120.71–$1,312.68 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield both sides Springfield, MO · (417) 820-2000 MRI Extr Uppr Jt WO Cont Bi | $4,387.50 | $6,750.00 | $120.71–$1,312.68 | 35% | — source file |
One side of the body : lowest $2,925.00, median $2,925.00, highest $2,925.00.
Both sides : lowest $4,387.50, median $4,387.50, highest $4,387.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $686.17. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.