Shoulder MRI cost in Worcester, MA — inpatient
In Worcester, MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $3,100.00 to $3,763.00, with a median of $3,400.00. The lowest listed price is at UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital — $300.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $1,984.95 at 17 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 Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital lowest Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC MRI Upper Ext Any Joint W/O Contrast | $3,100.00 | $3,100.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC MRI Upper Ext Any Joint W/O Contrast | $3,400.00 | $3,400.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC MRI Upper Ext Any Joint W/O Contrast | $3,763.00 | $3,763.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,100.00, median $3,400.00, highest $3,763.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,250.00 — 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.