Shoulder MRI cost in Bunkie, LA — inpatient
In Bunkie, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $1,200.00 to $1,200.00, with a median of $1,200.00. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,080.24 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73221, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 Bunkie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Service District No 1 Parish of Avoyelles State of Louisiana one side lowest Bunkie, LA MRI ELBOW LT W/O | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Hospital Service District No 1 Parish of Avoyelles State of Louisiana one side lowest Bunkie, LA MRI ELBOW RT W/O | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Hospital Service District No 1 Parish of Avoyelles State of Louisiana one side lowest Bunkie, LA MRI SHOULDER LT W/O | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Hospital Service District No 1 Parish of Avoyelles State of Louisiana one side lowest Bunkie, LA MRI WRIST RT W/O | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Hospital Service District No 1 Parish of Avoyelles State of Louisiana one side lowest Bunkie, LA MRI WRIST LT W/O | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Hospital Service District No 1 Parish of Avoyelles State of Louisiana one side lowest Bunkie, LA MRI SHOULDER RT W/O | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | — | — | — source file |
One side of the body : lowest $1,200.00, median $1,200.00, highest $1,200.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,200.00 — 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.