Shoulder MRI cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 37 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $238.00 to $6,161.00, with a median of $1,549.08. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $1,311.08 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $1,549.08 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 37 facilities across 26 cities 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 Mar 17, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Lowest$238.00Southern Regional Medical Center
Median$1,549.08half pay less
Highest$6,161.00in this market
Difference25.9×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
median
Lowest $238.00Highest $13,781.00
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extrem Wo Contrast | $238.00 | $4,131.04 | $226.24–$4,131.04 | 94% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $571.20 | $1,428.00 | $238.15–$285.78 | 60% | — source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC MRI Upr Ext Jnt WO Cntrst | $1,411.41 | $4,704.70 | $347.23–$3,528.53 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC MRI Upr Ext Jnt WO Cntrst | $1,411.41 | $4,704.70 | $583.68–$4,234.23 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC MRI Upr Ext Jnt WO Cntrst | $1,411.41 | $4,704.70 | $433.30–$3,999.00 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC MRI Upr Ext Jnt WO Cntrst | $1,411.41 | $4,704.70 | $398.96–$3,999.00 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC MRI Upr Ext Jnt WO Cntrst | $1,411.41 | $4,704.70 | $510.93–$3,999.00 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC MRI Upr Ext Jnt WO Cntrst | $1,411.41 | $4,704.70 | $536.81–$3,999.00 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC MRI Upr Ext Jnt WO Cntrst | $1,411.41 | $4,704.70 | $443.18–$4,375.37 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC MRI Upr Ext Jnt WO Cntrst | $1,411.41 | $4,704.70 | $422.01–$4,234.23 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC MRI Upr Ext Jnt WO Cntrst | $1,411.41 | $4,704.70 | $459.65–$3,999.00 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Mri Joint Upper Extremity Any Joint W/O Contrast | $1,549.08 | $3,972.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC MRI UPR EXT JNT WO CNTRST | $1,961.00 | $3,922.00 | $1,176.60–$3,529.80 | 50% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,962.40 | $4,906.00 | $238.15–$285.78 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $1,962.40 | $4,906.00 | $238.15–$261.96 | 60% | — source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $1,962.40 | $4,906.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $1,962.40 | $4,906.00 | $238.15–$261.96 | 60% | — source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC MRI Upr Ext Jnt WO Cntrst | $2,061.18 | $6,870.60 | $583.68–$6,183.54 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Mri Upper Joint W/O Cont | $2,376.00 | $2,376.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Mri Upper Joint W/O Cont | $2,376.00 | $2,376.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Mri Upper Joint W/O Cont | $2,376.00 | $2,376.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Mri Upper Joint W/O Cont | $2,376.00 | $2,376.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Mri Upper Joint W/O Cont | $2,376.00 | $2,376.00 | — | — | — source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Mri Upper Joint W/O Cont | $2,376.00 | $2,376.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Mri Upper Joint W/O Cont | $2,376.00 | $2,376.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Mri Upper Joint W/O Cont | $2,376.00 | $2,376.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $3,924.80 | $9,812.00 | $238.15–$261.96 | 60% | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA MRI Scan of Arm Joint W/O Contrast | $4,129.00 | $4,129.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA MRI Scan of Arm Joint W/O Contrast | $4,129.00 | $4,129.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 MRI Scan of Arm Joint W/O Contrast | $4,129.00 | $4,129.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA MRI Scan of Arm Joint W/O Contrast | $6,161.00 | $6,161.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding one side Atlanta, GA MRI Upp Ext Jnt W O Dye Lt MRI | $6,892.00 | $6,892.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding one side Atlanta, GA MRI Upp Ext Jnt W O Dye Rt MRI | $6,892.00 | $6,892.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank both sides Atlanta, GA MRI Scan of Arm Joint W/O Contrast Bilateral | $8,259.00 | $8,259.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark both sides Atlanta, GA MRI Scan of Arm Joint W/O Contrast Bilateral | $8,259.00 | $8,259.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite both sides Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 MRI Scan of Arm Joint W/O Contrast Bilateral | $8,259.00 | $8,259.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding both sides Atlanta, GA MRI Upp Ext Jnt W O Dye Bi MRI | $13,781.00 | $13,781.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $238.00, median $1,549.08, highest $6,161.00 — a 25.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $8,259.00, median $8,259.00, highest $13,781.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 28 facilities here, median $1,549.08. 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 12 of 15 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.