Scans and imaging CPT 73221 Outpatient

Shoulder MRI cost in Devils Lake, ND

In Devils Lake, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye (one side of the body): from $1,561.56 to $1,561.56, with a median of $1,561.56. Across North Dakota, the median is $1,923.60 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$1,561.56Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake
Median$1,561.56half pay less
Highest$1,561.56in this market
Difference1.0×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 Devils Lake, ND.

median
Lowest $1,394.82Highest $1,561.56
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake one side lowest Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 UPR EXT JOINT WO CONT LT $1,561.56 $3,718.00 $1,412.84–$3,532.10 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake both sides Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 UPR EXT JOINT WO CONT BI $1,394.82 $3,321.00 $1,261.98–$3,154.95 58% Feb 28, 2026
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One side of the body : lowest $1,561.56, median $1,561.56, highest $1,561.56.

Both sides : lowest $1,394.82, median $1,394.82, highest $1,394.82.

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 1 facility here, median $1,561.56. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.