Shoulder MRI cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 109 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $254.00 to $14,976.00, with a median of $2,811.72. The lowest price is at Mercy Medical Center (Aurora) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 59.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $2,811.72, is 52% above the US median of $1,850.73.
• That is 11.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
• Illinois ranks 46th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 24 of 109 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.

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 10, 2026. See them on a map