Scans and imaging CPT 73221 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Shoulder MRI cost in Penn Yan, NY — inpatient

In Penn Yan, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $274.62 to $274.62, with a median of $274.62. Across New York, the median is $1,201.85 at 80 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 Aug 27, 2026 and Aug 27, 2026.

Lowest$274.62Soldiers and Sailors Hospital
Median$274.62half pay less
Highest$274.62in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Soldiers and Sailors Hospital Penn Yan, NY · (315) 787-4175 MRI UPPER EXTREM JTS $274.62 $686.53 — 60% Aug 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $274.62, median $274.62, highest $274.62.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $274.62 — 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.