Shoulder MRI cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $212.00 to $9,946.00, with a median of $1,468.06. The lowest price is at Riverview Regional Medical Center (Gadsden). The highest price is 46.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,468.06, is 21% below the US median of $1,850.73.
- That is 6.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Alabama ranks 15th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 46 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 73221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$212.00Riverview Regional Medical Center
Median$1,468.06half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,946.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$1,256.06vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center lowest Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Mri Joint Upper Extrem Wo Contrast | $212.00 | $20,791.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center one side Troy · Troy, AL MR JOINT UPPER EXT W O CONTRAST LEFT | $270.00 | $1,400.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center one side Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL MRI Exam | $270.60 | $492.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital one side Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $348.00 | $348.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA MRI UPPER EXT JOINT | $349.56 | $699.12 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center one side Evergreen · Evergreen, AL CT SHOULDER LEFT W/O CONT 73221,service or procedure performed on left side of the body | $564.85 | $869.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $571.20 | $1,428.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL MRI ANY JOINT UPPER EXTREMITY WO CONTRAS | $615.40 | $1,538.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center one side Dothan · Dothan, AL MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $717.18 | $1,792.94 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL MRI Elbow L. Wo | $720.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Upper Ext. Left, MR | $893.08 | $2,076.92 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center one side Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Mri Rt Wrist Wo Contrast | $956.00 | $3,984.00 | — source file |
| Russellville Hospital one side Russellville · Russellville, AL MRI UP EX JOINT WO LT,LEFT SIDE | $1,044.94 | $4,019.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL MR-UPPER JOINT WO | $1,229.55 | $8,197.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center one side Cullman · Cullman, AL MRI Shoulder w/o Contrast Left | $1,242.45 | $2,584.17 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center one side Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,302.70 | $1,861.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC MRI UP EXT JT W/O CONTRAS | $1,309.48 | $1,723.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL MR-UPPER JOINT WO | $1,348.68 | $14,985.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL MR-UPPER JOINT WO | $1,353.15 | $9,021.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East one side Montgomery · Montgomery, AL MR JOINT UPPER EXTR MRI RIGHT W/O | $1,404.12 | $2,340.20 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South one side Montgomery · Montgomery, AL XMR JOINT UPPER EXTR RT W/O | $1,404.12 | $2,340.20 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center one side Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL MR WRIST LT | $1,463.00 | $2,926.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center one side Fayette · Fayette, AL MR SHOULDER RT | $1,463.00 | $2,926.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital one side Mobile · Mobile, AL SHOULDER W/O CONT LT | $1,473.11 | $1,733.07 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC MRI JOINT UE EXT WO | $1,530.37 | $3,559.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC MRI JOINT UE EXT WO | $1,530.37 | $3,559.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MR-UPPER JOINT WO | $1,635.50 | $9,086.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North one side Guntersville · Albertville, AL MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $1,864.50 | $1,864.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers one side Boaz · Albertville, AL MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $1,864.50 | $1,864.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Huntsville · Huntsville, AL PC-SCS EVAL W/REPROGRAMMING | $1,870.00 | $1,870.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Madison · Huntsville, AL PC-SCS EVAL W/REPROGRAMMING | $1,870.00 | $1,870.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC MRI UPPER EXTREMITY COMBO WO CONTRAST | $1,920.00 | $3,840.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL PLTE 3.5 LP RECON 12H | $2,129.50 | $2,129.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL MR-UPPER JOINT WO | $2,145.16 | $11,917.56 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West one side Bessemer · Birmingham, AL MRI Up Ext Jnt wo/Cont Lt | $2,203.50 | $2,938.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL MR-UPPER JOINT WO | $2,759.34 | $22,994.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $3,082.00 | $3,082.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $3,082.00 | $3,082.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $3,082.00 | $3,082.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL MR UPPER EXTR ANY JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $3,402.00 | $3,402.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center one side Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $3,402.00 | $3,402.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Upper Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast | $6,011.00 | $6,011.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital one side Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Mri Upper Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast | $9,946.00 | $9,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Upper Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast | $9,946.00 | $9,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital one side Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Upper Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast | $9,946.00 | $9,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital one side Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Mri Upper Extremity Joint - Right Wo Contrast | $9,946.00 | $9,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 7 | $893.08 | $6,011.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $1,870.00 | $2,007.58 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $3,082.00 | $3,082.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $1,864.50 | $1,864.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $717.18 | $973.36 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $212.00 | $1,485.67 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $1,404.12 | $1,404.12 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $1,044.94 | $1,587.22 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $956.00 | $5,451.00 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $270.60 | $270.60 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $1,309.48 | $1,309.48 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $1,920.00 | $1,920.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $1,242.45 | $1,242.45 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $720.00 | $720.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $1,635.50 | $1,635.50 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $564.85 | $564.85 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $1,348.68 | $1,348.68 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $349.56 | $349.56 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $1,463.00 | $1,463.00 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $348.00 | $348.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $3,402.00 | $3,402.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $1,530.37 | $1,530.37 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $615.40 | $615.40 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $1,473.11 | $1,473.11 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $1,302.70 | $1,302.70 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $270.00 | $270.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $1,463.00 | $1,463.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $571.20 | $571.20 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $1,530.37 | $1,530.37 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What shoulder MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder MRI explained.
MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye in other states
- Alaska$3,190.97
- Arizona$1,449.98
- Arkansas$895.24
- California$2,625.00
- Colorado$2,094.29
- Connecticut$1,622.00
- Delaware$2,491.93
- District of Columbia$2,183.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,305.25
- Georgia$1,549.08
- Hawaii$2,285.50
- Idaho$1,824.00
- Illinois$2,811.72
- Indiana$1,065.36
- Iowa$2,170.75
- Kansas$1,235.58
- Kentucky$1,751.44
- Louisiana$856.05
- Maine$1,414.90
- Maryland$554.08
- Massachusetts$1,793.00
- Michigan$1,885.15
- Minnesota$2,122.24
- Mississippi$1,171.64
- Missouri$1,847.15
- Montana$1,567.69
- Nebraska$2,529.00
- Nevada$2,365.99
- New Hampshire$2,084.29
- New Jersey$414.60
- New Mexico$1,553.82
- New York$1,292.54
- North Carolina$2,019.00
- North Dakota$1,932.80
- Ohio$1,511.50
- Oklahoma$1,409.70
- Oregon$1,776.00
- Pennsylvania$2,122.12
- Puerto Rico$750.00
- Rhode Island$2,100.00
- South Carolina$2,302.20
- South Dakota$3,271.20
- Tennessee$946.71
- Texas$1,859.90
- Utah$4,944.68
- Vermont$3,227.63
- Virginia$1,932.50
- Washington$1,908.00
- West Virginia$1,337.60
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$1,742.19
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.