Shoulder MRI cost in Idaho
In Idaho, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $797.52 to $2,895.00, with a median of $1,824.00. The lowest price is at Treasure Valley Hospital (Boise). The highest price is 3.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,824.00, is about the same as the US median of $1,850.73.
- That is 7.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Idaho ranks 25th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 27 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$797.52Treasure Valley Hospital
Median$1,824.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,895.00in Idaho
Lowest saves$1,026.48vs the median
Hospitals in Idaho, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Valley Hospital lowest Boise · Boise City, ID 73221 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, ANY JOINT OF UPPER EXTREMITY | $797.52 | $2,500.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,097.00 | $1,097.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Bingham Memorial Hospital Blackfoot · Blackfoot, ID MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $1,201.90 | $1,717.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Bonner General Hospital Sandpoint · Sandpoint, ID MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $1,261.60 | $1,577.00 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Boundary Community Hospital Bonners Ferry · Bonners Ferry, ID MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $1,290.40 | $1,613.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Franklin County Medical Center one side Preston · Logan, UT-ID MRI LT WRIST W/O | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa one side Nampa · Boise City, ID HC MRI Upper Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Rt | $1,498.25 | $2,305.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise one side Boise · Boise City, ID HC MRI Upper Extremity Joint W/O Contrast Rt | $1,498.25 | $2,305.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gritman Medical Center one side Moscow · Moscow, ID HC MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM - MR ELBOW RIGHT WO IV CONTRAST | $1,527.00 | $1,527.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Kootenai Health Coeur D'Alene · Coeur d'Alene, ID C MRI UPR EXT JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $1,595.25 | $2,127.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Lost Rivers Medical Center one side Arco · Idaho Falls, ID MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $1,680.00 | $2,100.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Steele Memorial Medical Center Salmon · Salmon, ID MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $1,691.25 | $2,255.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Caribou Medical Center Soda Springs · Soda Springs, ID MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $1,727.60 | $2,468.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Specialty Hospital one side Post Falls · Coeur d'Alene, ID MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,824.00 | $1,824.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center Twin Falls · Twin Falls, ID | $1,857.00 | $1,857.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's McCall McCall · McCall, ID | $1,857.00 | $1,857.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa · Boise City, ID | $1,857.00 | $1,857.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise · Boise City, ID | $1,857.00 | $1,857.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum · Hailey, ID | $1,857.00 | $1,857.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Valor Health Emmett · Boise City, ID MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $2,006.72 | $2,112.34 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Bear Lake County Memorial Hospital one side Montpelier · Montpelier, ID MR UPPER JOINT RIGHT,RIGHT SIDE | $2,139.88 | $2,517.50 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Weiser Memorial Hospital Weiser · Weiser, ID MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O | $2,160.00 | $2,880.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Medical Center one side Caldwell · Boise City, ID MRI UP JNT W/O CONT LT | $2,286.61 | $2,286.61 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center one side Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID MRI UP JNT W/O CONT LT | $2,420.00 | $2,420.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics Orofino · Orofino, ID MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $2,863.50 | $3,818.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Cottonwood · Cottonwood, ID MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $2,863.50 | $3,818.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello · Pocatello, ID MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $2,895.00 | $4,825.00 | Mar 31, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City, ID | 7 | $797.52 | $1,857.00 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 2 | $1,595.25 | $1,709.62 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $1,097.00 | $1,388.50 |
| Bonners Ferry, ID | 1 | $1,290.40 | $1,290.40 |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $1,201.90 | $1,201.90 |
| Cottonwood, ID | 1 | $2,863.50 | $2,863.50 |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $1,857.00 | $1,857.00 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 1 | $2,420.00 | $2,420.00 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 |
| McCall, ID | 1 | $1,857.00 | $1,857.00 |
| Montpelier, ID | 1 | $2,139.88 | $2,139.88 |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $1,527.00 | $1,527.00 |
| Orofino, ID | 1 | $2,863.50 | $2,863.50 |
| Pocatello, ID | 1 | $2,895.00 | $2,895.00 |
| Salmon, ID | 1 | $1,691.25 | $1,691.25 |
| Soda Springs, ID | 1 | $1,727.60 | $1,727.60 |
| Sandpoint, ID | 1 | $1,261.60 | $1,261.60 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $1,857.00 | $1,857.00 |
| Weiser, ID | 1 | $2,160.00 | $2,160.00 |
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
- Alabama$1,468.06
- 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
- 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.