Shoulder MRI cost in Yuba City, CA
In Yuba City, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body): from $4,860.00 to $4,860.00, with a median of $4,860.00. Across California, the median is $2,657.15 at 172 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73221, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Yuba City, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Surgical Hospital - North Valley one side lowest Yuba City, CA · (530) 749-5700 HCHG MRI EXTREM UPPER JOINT WO CONTR LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,860.00 | $4,860.00 | — | — |
One side of the body : lowest $4,860.00, median $4,860.00, highest $4,860.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,860.00. 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.